Romelu Lukaku has apologised to Inter Milan for comments he made in an interview where he claimed 23 out of 25 of their players had suffered coronavirus symptoms in January. No members of the Inter squad have confirmed they have had the virus, but in an Instagram Live interview with Belgian television channel VIER, Lukaku claimed players returned from time off in December with what appeared to be symptoms.
Kenya look likely to be expelled from the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers before a game is played, having said they do not have the funds to meet a payment deadline – the result of which will be their immediate exclusion from the competition. Kenya’s football federation, the FKF, have said they are unable to pay former coach Adel Amrouche a million dollars by Friday 24 April, as they were ordered to by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last October.
The UEFA Champions League and Europa League look increasingly likely to be played exclusively in August after more talks about the remainder of the 2019-20 season on Wednesday. UEFA told the 55 associations on Tuesday there was still the possibility of the competitions being played throughout June, July and August.
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