Anderlecht players asked to give up one month's wages


FILE PHOTO - Anderlecht - Vincent Kompany Press Conference - Neerpede Training Center, Brussels, Belgium - June 25, 2019 Anderlecht President Marc Coucke during the press conference REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian soccer side Anderlecht are asking their players to skip one month's salary and help save at least two-million euros (1.87 million pounds) as the coronavirus pandemic hits the club hard.

Anderlecht suspended the contracts of several staff members on Tuesday and chief executive officer Karel Van Eetvelt said players were being asked to show solidarity by giving up 30 days of wages.

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