CFL cancels 2020 season, citing financial losses https://tinyurl.com/y2qbtbwy 原文作者:Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff Writer The CFL canceled its 2020 season Monday, citing what commissioner Randy Ambrosie said would have been "significant financial losses" if the league had played during the coronavirus pandemic. 加拿大美式足球联盟(以下简称CFL)，在美国时间本周一宣布取消今年赛季；该联盟 的主席Randy Ambrosie并坦言，其关键原因在於—假如联盟在新冠肺炎(AKA武汉肺 炎)疫情下进行比赛，将会承受重大的经济损失。 The league pledged to return in 2021. At the heart of the issue were a series of Canadian government regulations that effectively eliminated the CFL's primary source of revenue -- ticket sales -- and also would have made it a challenge for United States-based players to travel to Canada. CFL对球迷承诺会在2021恢复比赛。不过要注意的是︰加拿大政府的管制措施， 可以说是压死CFL开打希望的最後一根稻草—一来立即让联盟最主要的营收来源 ，也就是门票收入；二来也对原先打算到加国打球的美国籍球员，造成相当的 挑战。 The league developed preliminary plans for a shortened season based in Winnipeg, in a bubble environment. But the Canadian government rejected the CFL's request for a $30 million loan to help fund it. 其实CFL本身也曾想要参考NBA目前的集中营(Bubble)模式，在加中的Winnipeg举办 缩水赛程；但是加国政府又拒绝了联盟3千万美金的纾困申请。 "Even with additional support," Ambrosie said in a statement, "our owners and community-held teams would have had to endure significant financial losses to play in 2020. Without it, the losses would be so large that they would really hamper our ability to bounce back strongly next year and beyond. The most important thing is the future of our league." Ambrosie在声明中另外补充︰「即使有了外部的财务资助，我们旗下球队的老板 们与需要社区支持的球队，也可能要在忍受庞大财务损失的压力下，跑完这个赛 季，这反而会对我们联赛在明年甚至以後的成长造成阻碍，毕竟未来的发展， 才是对我们联盟最重要的事。」 The CFL joins the XFL and two major American college conferences -- the Big Ten and the Pac-12 -- in canceling their 2020 seasons because of the pandemic. The XFL was sold earlier this month in bankruptcy proceedings and could return as early as 2021. CFL加入了XFL与另外两个美国大学的重要分区—也就是Big10与Pac-12，成为因为 疫情取消而今年赛程的重要美足赛事。在这里比较好的消息是︰XFL已经藉由月初 出售的股权，摆脱了原先的破产危机，有可能明年就能恢复比赛。 The NFL, whose revenues are based largely on television contracts, has begun its third week of training camp and is on track for an on-time start to its 2020 season next month. 至於NFL，由於已经藉由电视转播合约获得绝大多数的收入，因此依然按表操课地 继续进行第三周的季前训练营，并且朝向准时在9月开打的目标迈进。 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 心得︰今年加拿大很多与运动相关的产业(包括运动餐厅、交通系统..)， 应该会感到很闷吧，因为他们原本的职棒与篮球队，现在都不能在加国本土出赛， 即使勉强靠在加国举办的NHL季後赛能支撑一些收入， 但现在各大运动都不开放买票观众进场， 盛况跟原先可以靠冰球迷，乃至於加式美足迷的买票入场後额外消费相比 应该还是有不小的落差吧！ --

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