FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Championship - Leeds United v Huddersfield Town - Elland Road, Leeds, Britain - March 7, 2020 Leeds Uniteds Luke Ayling celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates Action Images/Ed Sykes
(Reuters) - Leeds United's players, coaching staff and senior management have voluntarily deferred their wages to ensure the club's 272 members of full-time and casual staff are paid in the coming months, the English second-tier club said on Thursday.
The coronavirus pandemic has brought sport to a virtual standstill worldwide and English soccer is suspended until at least April 30, with the hiatus hitting the revenue of clubs across the country.
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