Broke clubs face more costs as play returns
Friday, June 11, 2021
The return will ‘hurt’ clubs as they are expected to dig deep into their already depleted pockets. Most clubs rely on gate takings for their income but that source has long dried. Mmegi Sport has been informed clubs are required to do a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) COVID-19 test ahead of return to training and before the league season start.
The clubs will also be required to conduct regular tests before each match day. For each round of PCR tests, a club would have to part with around P28,000 for 35 members of the match day staff. The PCR test cost is around P800 per an individual.
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