What is the status of stars at clubs such as Manchester United, Real Madrid and so on? Can they be put on job retention schemes?
The concept of furlough has become a central consideration of normal life in the time of the coronavirus pandemic, with governments across the world attempting to mitigate the potential economic damage of the crisis.
Football clubs have, like many other businesses, signed up to their respective national schemes, which see employees remain on the payroll with reduced salaries - subsidised by government - while placed on temporary leave.