AFE allocates 1.2 million to help footballers

The Association of Spanish Soccer Players (AFE) has distributed a total of 1,261,320 euros among 1,787 players through the specific fund to deal with situations of loss as a consequence of the coronavirus crisis.

This aid, according to the union this Wednesday in a statement, is intended for soccer players from LaLiga Santander, LaLiga SmartBank, Segunda División B and Primera Iberdrolaas well as affiliates of the Men's Third Division, Women's Second Division, and those who are providing services such as footballers abroad.

This AFE Aid and Emergency Fund It aims to provide financial support in all those cases in which there has been “a reduction in the income of the applicant, as a result of the club in which he or she has applied for an ERTE, or has been affected. due to a reduction in salary due, in both cases, to the impossibility of rendering services to the club normally as a consequence of COVID-19 “.

“Through this initiative, AFE wants to support the soccer players who need it most in the face of this exceptional situation we are going through, as well as ensuring not only their rights, but also their well-being,” recalled the Association.