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Chinese football clubs to cut salaries over coronavirus

Fans of Guangzhou Evergrande cheer for the team after defeating Shanghai Shenhua to win the Chinese Super League (CSL) football championship in Guangzhou in China's southern Guangdong province in December [COURTESY]

Chinese football clubs look set to become the latest to cut player salaries as teams throughout world football attempt to offset the financial blow of the coronavirus pandemic.

Lionel Messi's Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus have both made similar moves, while Real Madrid players agreed to reduce their pay by as much as a fifth.

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