The UK joins a wave of public aid to sport by major European governments that France began this week. If the French executive authority decides to contribute 400 million euros, the British government’s rescue plan will amount to 300 million pounds (335.5 million euros), according to what Reuters reported. BBC.
The main goal of this aid package is called Winter sports survival packHe is Alleviating the huge losses incurred by sports in the United Kingdom due to the absence of fans in stadiums after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. “Clubs are the heart of their communities; Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden, explained that this payment will help them survive this difficult winter period.
Women’s football is among the sports that will benefit from these loans, but not the English Premier League or English Football League.Rugby, tennis, basketball, ice hockey, badminton, motor sports and horse racing. The distribution of the first batch of aid is scheduled to begin in the coming weeks.
in this meaning, The Spanish government has not yet announced a national rescue plan for the sportwhich received assistance through LaLiga and the RFEF, with the so-called Viana Accords, autonomous communities and non-profit organizations such as the Trinidad Alfonso Foundation, founded by Valencian businessman Juan Roig, which raised 30 million euros of its investment in Valencian sports after Covid-19.
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