In a solidarity gesture, the players of the portuguese national team, led by the captain Cristiano Ronaldo, donated half of the qualification prize for the European Championship, to increase the amount available in the fund created by the Portuguese FA to support the clubs affected by the termination of non-professional competitions in 2019/2020, namely with the payment of salaries to the players.

In this crisis, many issues with legal implications are being discussed around the football world. Portuguese Union invited João Leal Amado, Professor at the Faculty of Law, in Coimbra University, one of the most respected specialists in sportive labor law, to analyze topics related with the impact of COVID-19 in the labor relations of football players. In three articles, Professor Leal Amado approached salary deductions caused by provisional suspension of contracts, agreements between clubs to avoid contract terminations with just cause and the impact of this crisis in the players vacations period.