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Dalglish supported by Liverpool legends Rush and Gerrard after coronavirus diagnosis
Goal - Liverpool heroes Ian Rush and Steven Gerrard Celtic, the club where Dalglish began his playing ca- sent messages of support to the king of the Kop, reer, said: «Sending our love and best wishes to @ Kenny Dalglish, after the Scot tested positive for kennethdalglish following tonight›s news. Get well coronavirus . soon, King Kenny.» The news was announced on Friday, in a message Newcastle United and Blackburn, who he also man- from Dalglish›s family that said the 69-year-old is aged, also rallied behind Dalglish. asymptomatic. Former Blackburn centre-back Colin Hendry, who Scotland great Dalglish had been attending hospital helped Dalglish›s team to the 1994-95 Premier on Wednesday for treatment on an infection when League title, backed the Scot to return to full health. he was tested for COVID-19 and «unexpectedly» was Hendry wrote on Twitter: «To one of the biggest in- shown to be carrying the virus. fluences on my career ...my boyhood idol .. my then Rush, who partnered Dalglish in Liverpool›s attack in manager ...... King Kenny. Another match you›ll win the 1980s and is Liverpool›s record scorer, wrote on ...I›m sure xx» Instagram: «Wishing a speedy recovery to the best... A Liverpool statement said that prior to his admis- Sir Kenny Dalglish. Get well soon #YNWA» sion to hospital, Dalglish had chosen to voluntarily Gerrard captained Liverpool during Dalglish›s second self-isolate for longer than the advised period togeth- spell in charge at Anfield, which ended in May 2012, er with his family, and that “he would urge everyone and the pair have a close relationship. to follow the relevant government and expert guid- Now manager of Rangers, Gerrard wrote: «Get well ance in the days and weeks ahead.” soon king.» It added: «He would like to take this opportunity to Liverpool›s current goalkeeper Alisson sent his well thank the brilliant NHS staff, whose dedication, brav- wishes, writing: «Love from Becker family to Sir Ken- ery and sacrifice should be the focus of the nation’s ny Dalglish!!» attention at this extraordinary time. Reds past and present, Robbie Keane and James «He would also ask that they are given the space to Milner, both sent «Get well soon Sir Kenny» messag- do their jobs during what is an extremely challenging es, echoed by former England striker Gary Lineker time for them and that his own family’s privacy is and the Scottish Football Association. respected. He looks forward to being home soon.”
Dynamo Brest: Belarusian club create Brady criticises PFA chief Taylor over Premier ‹virtual fans› with mannequins League wage cuts
BBC - Virtual online tickets, cut-out portraits and faces from countries including the United Kingdom, The Hammers official had a stark warning for he fail to replicate the contribution of his top mannequins - one Belarusian football club have Russia, the United Arab Emirates and Iran. clubs as the suspension of fixtures continues to players in his own wage packet. come up with a new way to fill empty stands during The team next face Isloch at the Brestsky Sports affect revenues. “I don’t think this can be right as he has already the coronavirus crisis. Complex on Sunday and the club have put virtual West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has crit- said he is stepping down and has donated The Belarusian Premier League is the only country in tickets on sale again. icised PFA chief Gordon Taylor’s response to the £500k of his own money to the cause. Europe where football is still being played, with the While most European countries are quarantining coronavirus crisis, but admits “you can’t man- “Taylor’s no-cuts, no-deferral decision is deeply decision to carry on described as «not compehendi- their citizens and shutting borders, the president of age an apocalypse”. harmful to the cause he professes to serve, and ble» by Fifpro, the world players› union. Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, is not worried and Taylor faced criticism after refusing to take a now each club is having to have their own con- As local supporters of reigning champions Dynamo has even suggested citizens drink vodka to combat cut to his £2 million a year salary, though he did versations with their own players. Brest begin to stay at home, the club are filling their the disease. reportedly make a £500,000 donation to the “This will result in different outcomes for each stands with mannequins sporting cut-out portraits of The Belarusian authorities have dismissed pandem- cause. club. Some clubs will defer/cut more than oth- supporters. ic warnings as «psychosis» and have not officially Premier League players have taken it upon ers, which seems unfair.” Virtual online tickets, cut-out portraits and manne- enforced a lockdown in the country, with the pro-gov- themselves to set up the #PlayersTogether fund Brady had a stark warning for Premier League quins - one Belarusian football club have come up ernment media playing down fears about the spread for NHS charities, but the debate over potential clubs as the suspension of fixtures continues. with a new way to fill empty stands during the coro- of Covid-19. wage cuts or referrals continues. “If this suspension goes on for months, eventu- navirus crisis. Who are Dynamo Brest? “We have the players’ union chief executive ally there will be grasping for any straws to try to Fans from around the world have been invited to buy Dynamo Brest won the Belarusian Premier League Gordon Taylor stubbornly resisting collective re- prevent many more clubs from drowning,” she virtual tickets online and in return, photos of their last season, their first title in the competition. action to football’s Covid-19 crisis,” Brady wrote said. faces have been pasted on top of a fashion dummy They are one of only four teams to appear in every in The Sun. “The prospect of this possibility is the reason sitting inside the stadium. Supporters will also get a single season of the Belarus Premier League since “I wonder why? Surely it is in the interests of his why I have cut my own salary by 30 per cent, matchday programme sent to their home address. 1992. members from the elite to the everyday that as just as our manager David Moyes has. The money raised will be donated towards fighting Before last season›s title win, Dynamo Brest had many clubs as possible remain intact. Keeping “We continue to work through all the questions the coronavirus pandemic. finished in the top-three of the Belarusian Premier players’ jobs is one of his duties. and queries — the ifs, the buts, the maybes. «Our fans from all over the world seem to be happy! League just once previously, in the first ever cam- “Some have, rather nastily, suggested that it’s “But one thing I know is that if you try managing Thanks for your support, guys!» the club posted on paign in 1992, coming third. because his annual salary is a union world re- an apocalypse you can’t. social media during their 2-0 victory over Shakhtyor On their way to winning the Belarusian Premier cord £2.3m, which gives him earning power a “You must have the foresight to plan for when Soligorsk in the Belarusian Cup on Wednesday. League last season, Dynamo Brest did not lose a sin- 75-year-old working man can only dream of and things will return to normal, whatever “normal” During the match, the stands featured supporters› gle away game (W12, D3). he would face losing his ever-lasting job should will mean in the future.”