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How COVID-19 Impacted European Soccer
This exhibit is focused on coronavirus's negative impact on the top-tier domestic leagues of European soccer. Doubtlessly, the disease struck the most-viewed sport in Europe financially. Along with other sports clubs in the world, soccer clubs found themselves struggling economically. The future of the sport remains a mystery. This work analyzes the notable domestic leagues in Europe and their experiences regarding the pandemic.
The coronavirus changed soccer completely. Supporters are aware that the sport is not the same anymore. Watching the games on television somehow does not even compare to watching the game in the stadium.
Soccer also had minor rule changes. Due to the coronavirus, soccer federations extended the substitution limits during a single game. Before the virus, a team could only substitute three players during a game. Now that the virus affected the sport, soccer federations across Europe agreed to changed the rule. Teams are allowed to substitute up to five players if they wish.
Sports During The COVID-19 Pandemic Exhibit
Welcome!
On March 11th, 2020, the sports world was brought to a screeching halt. Fans were shocked as the anticipated game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and The Utah Jazz was cancelled minutes before tip-off. Rudy Gobert, star center on the Utah Jazz, had come down with a relatively unknown and scary virus, COVID-19. In the coming days, almost all of the major North American sports leagues, including the NHL, NBA, and MLB, had postponed their seasons. For the first time in over a generation, it was March, and there was no major sports on television. The question on every sports fans' mind at the time was, what would these sports leagues do next?
This exhibit aims to cover how major North American sports leagues handled the COVID-19 pandemic. Sports leagues covered in this exhibit include the National Hockey League, the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, and World Wrestling Entertainment. The National Football League, which is traditionally grouped amongst these leagues, is not included in this exhibit. While the NFL too was and is affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, unlike the other leagues mentioned, they were in the middle of their off-season on March 11th. On the other hand, the WWE, which is not traditionally consider a sport, will be included in this exhibit. Even though professional wrestling is scripted, it is done in front of a live audience. Thus, WWE too had to adjust bacause of the pandemic. All four of these leagues will be covered in full with their own seperate section.
This exhibit will cover all major actions and events from these four leagues between the dates March 11th, 2020 to December 7th, 2020. When this exhibit was created, the pandemic was still raging on. It is extremely likely that sports world will experience more major moments past the end date of this exhibit. Most notably, how all of these leagues handle the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. For knowledge on these subjects, further research will need to be done.
The Cost of COVID-19: The Economic Impact of a Worldwide Pandemic
The outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus led to the shutdown of many worldwide operations in attempts to stop the spread through human contact. This had the unfortunate effect of depressing the economy of many countries due to many people staying at home in quarantine. Businesses lost a lot of money, causing unemployment to reach levels that were unheard of before.
This exhibit shows, through news articles and documented video, the effect that COVID has had on the world at large. It also depicts how the virus has affected some of the largest countries in the world, as well as smaller countries who handled the pandemic in different ways.
The exhibit is divided into different sections. The first section deals with how the pandemic has made an impact on a worldwide scale. In the beginning of the pandemic, stocks plummetted as countries were going under lockdown and trade came to a halt. Now, many economies have suffered stagnation as they try to recover from months of minimized trade.
The second section deals with the economic impact that COVID-19 has had on the United States. Due to large amounts of cases in the U.S., combined with limited intervention by the government, the American economy has struggled with dealing with the effects of the virus. As a result, both businesses and hospitals lost millions and could potentially lose more before the virus is over.
The third section deals with the impact that the coronavirus has had on China. Since the coronavirus first emerged in Wuhan, China has been able to stabilize the economy through various means; however, more damage could occur if consumer spending does not improve. It has also affected their hospitals, many of which had been working at max capacity.
The last section deals with the economic impact that the coronavirus has had on the continent of Europe. Multiple European countries have struggled with reversing the damage the virus caused at the beginning of the outbreak. Each country had a different strategy for dealing with COVID-19, with varying successes depending on the country.