Europe may be the financial powerhouse of global football, but the economic impact from the coronavirus pandemic is already beginning to hit and the consequences could be disastrous for clubs across the continent.
When players at Bayern Munich, one of the world's richest clubs, have reportedly agreed to take pay cuts, it is not difficult to imagine the troubles in store for the sport as a whole.
Many clubs lack sufficient cash reserves to get them through a sustained period without revenue coming in. For example in Scotland, where clubs rely heavily on gate receipts, the situation is "clearly unsustainable".
That is the view of Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack, who forecasts facing five million pounds (USD 5.9m) of costs without any money coming in over the next few months.
"No club, whatever their size, scale or level of investment, can withstand a total lack of income over a period of anything between three to six months," Cormack said.
Even the German league (DFL) -- which runs the Bundesliga and has annual turnover of more than four billion euros (USD 4.3 billion) -- fears a catastrophe.
"If we don't play games behind closed doors as soon as possible, there is no point wondering if we should have a league of 18 or 20 teams," said DFL chief executive Christian Seifert.
"We won't even have 20 professional clubs anymore."
- Eye-watering losses -
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