This episode of The Phil Hayes Show was recorded before we learned of the passing of Trevor Cherry,

which is why it's not mentioned in this show. It's our intention to remember Trevor Cherry on

next week's episode. And in the meantime, we'd like to offer our deepest sympathies to Trevor's

family and friends. Rest in peace, Trevor.

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Right, Phil. We're getting two separate messages at the moment.

Football seems to be gearing up for a return.

And on the other hand, we are seeing leagues being cancelled or certainly the ability for

leagues to continue being removed, shall we say, if you look at the example of like the

French government.

It does feel like we've got a bit of a fractured situation at the moment and countries moving in separate directions, even countries that share a border like Germany and France.

You've got the Bundesliga, which is trying to push for a resumption very, very quickly, although it seemed to already be considering delaying the early date that they had to return.

But then you've got France who have pulled the plug on Leagues 1 and 2 over there

and have decided that there's no scope for them to finish and they're going to have

to find a separate means for resolving the seasons.

The same in Holland where they've ended the season without any promotion or relegation or

any trophies handed out.

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