Covid-19 virus and the impact it may have on sporting events

[francisco mendoza]

'The coronavirus does not have a passport'

It is really very unfortunate and worrying what is happening in the world, and many countries are beginning to isolate themselves from the rest of the other countries. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has declared this Thursday during a television speech that france will close its borders to be 'crucial', but clarified that the decision on the matter will be made in coordination with the European Union. So far, at least 2,876 cases of covid-19 have been registered and 61 people have died in the French country.

 

[36yankees]

All the major US sports are canceled. PGA and NASCAR are playing and racing without fans

 

[36yankees]

Now the PGA tour has canceled events

 

[Bambini7777]

everything closes rather for a long time:drunken_s:ahhhhh:

 

[Risto234]

everything closes rather for a long time:drunken_s:ahhhhh:

Everything? Checked saturday's football games and it does look like they are actually playing in Kazakhstan aswell as in Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey + some other places so who knows what they are waiting for in these locations cause i doubt that in these places situation isn't critical :hmmmm2:

 

[Sokolik]

The virus has affected not only sports. Canceled everything that is possible. Some employers have moved their employees to remote work. This virus was worse than we thought.

 

[ypiru]

in my opinion it will be fine, just need to control the situation checking the players and visitors , because we can't stop the world finances.

 

[estefanetti]

Here in argentina, the virus is coming and suspend all event public.
I am worried about this virus.

 

[lcid86]

Ticket scalpers at The Masters took a beating. Refunds would go to the ticker holder, which is almost always not the reseller.

 

[36yankees]

MMA and Mexican soccer are the only sports I know that are still going on

 

[shinedown.45]

I watch wrestling once in awhile and they have starting recording without a live crowd.
It was funny watching the wrestlers trying to rile up a non-existent crowd, too weird to watch, switched channels.

 

[Risto234]

MMA and Mexican soccer are the only sports I know that are still going on

There's way more football leagues still going on than just mexico ...

Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan are the only UEFA nations still playing today and there's also some matches in Australia, Asia and south-america aswell ...

 

[Snake2007]

It seems that covid-19 has a pretty serious impact on the sport, many football leagues have suspended or even canceled.

 

[Risto234]

It seems that covid-19 has a pretty serious impact on the sport, many football leagues have suspended or even canceled.

Looks weird doesn't it. It's like you'll become (temporarily) one of these weird people (here) who aren't intrested in sports at all :hmmmm2:

 

[BART777]

Unfortunately, it may happen that we really have nothing to discuss in sports. People need: "bread and spectacles!." We may lose our spectacles.

 

[gabryyyel31]

The days in the house are very boring without any sporting events to watch on TV because of this virus.

 

[mondo3]

So far all NHL teams will be paying their non-working staff for missed work. Except Boston

 

[ArmiSoo7]

Poker can play from home. So there is gonna be more biger tournaments at online poker.

 

[pneto]

At the brazil the championships are being postponed.

 

[topcatbrazil]

This is happening all around the world actually, not only in the US, in Brazil every sporting event has been cancelled. I hope things get better swiftly.

 

[igorneia]

horror situation in brazil

this pandemic is driving everyone crazy in brazil, in this case it is stopping everything on the deserts streets the economy turning into nothing I fear the worst for my nation not only in sport but in real life even people who need to work as a freelance and take bread home is in a calamity situation, may god help us in this moment of crisis.

 

[PackinPat]

I must say I haven't missed sports at all.

 

[Risto234]

I must say I haven't missed sports at all.

Is it because you aren't intrested in sports at all ...

 

[PackinPat]

Is it because you aren't intrested in sports at all ...

I'm a sports guy but it just seems not important. family has pushed it aside golf on sundays, March madness, celtics,Bruins, I just don't miss it. I've even lost interest in watching poker. they closed the racquet clubs where I play two times a week. I don't know what's going on

 

[Shells]

I have missed sports enough that I am watching replays of the 2019 NBA playoffs...lol...

The sooner we all comply with the government/medical requests to practice self-isolation and social distancing, the sooner we can combat this thing and get back to living. Let the medical professionals do their job and hope they are not in any health trouble themselves. But of course, we have a lot of people who continue to ignore these simple requests because well... they can?!