The world of football will be one of the focuses that points to the economic crisis that is causing the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and the breakdown of competition. In Spain, the big clubs make accounts to balance their coffers and some, like Barcelona or Atlético de Madrid, have already started the procedures to do an ERTE in their clubs. It is not the case of Real Madrid, although it is not ruled out either. Toni Kroos, a German international who has been in the White House since 2014, has spoken about this on the SWR Sport podcast: "A pay cut is like a wasted donation," said the German. "I am in favor of paying the full salary and everyone doing sensible things with it. Everyone is asked to help where necessary, and there are many places where it is necessary.
The German is aware of the bubble in which football lives, a scenario that could burst or deflate after the passage of COVID-19. "It is questionable whether some sums of money can still pay. I think all the problems arose. Some more, some less. Perhaps this is not wrong because everything was put on a somewhat extreme level