Swiss club FC Sion have sacked nine players with immediate effect for refusing to take an unemployment settlement in the light of the coronavirus stopping play in the Super League in Switzerland.
The entire squad was contacted by WhatsApp message by president Christian Constantin on Tuesday. Constantin’s message asked the players to take a “technical unemployment” deal which would see them get a payment of around 12,000 francs.
The players were given until Wednesday at noon to respond and, although many of them refused or failed to respond, only nine were let go. Many of those players were at the end of their contract.