chris harrington is here from the sports so euro 2020 into 2021 yes you know basically you touched on the reasoning after hours of video phone conferences between the 55 member associations club officials and other stakeholders and the way for president alexander scheffer and we have a statement from him following that decision and he explains pretty much what you touched on in the world is looking at right now let's take a listen. we all know that. this is that it will virus that is all across europe. mate football and all life in europe quite impossible we knew we have to stop the competitions. we think that postponing the euro is the only chance to get the chance to national leagues and through all the club competition to finished article but this. yeah brant exactly i mean that's a very pressing matter specifically for the top leagues in europe what does this mean for football clubs and leagues around the continent well you know when you look at all of there is to lose monetary i can look at germany specifically germany employees well over 50000 people for the german german footba

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all right we have press harrington from the new sports with us hi chris thanks for joining us i mean this decision really was expected it was just a matter of time wasn't it yes it was what was a decision that was supposed to take 4 weeks 48 hours later we get the news of the postponement and you know it makes sense because you're asset the athletes not appropriate training grounds a lot of teams were boycotting you know canada came out saying they would not send the australia is well even usa track and field sunday hinted that they would send a team and olympics without the united states you know the record gold medal winners of the olympics i don't think would be the same olympics and i think it makes sense the president thomas pretty much you know made it simple and clear after his phone conversation with the prime minister saying this is about saving lives you know sports that the most important thing right now preserving human life is and you know obviously could argue a little late but better late than never as it was obviously japan will be disappointed what about athletes how