CHARITY FEES’ BLOW

ENGLAND’S players will not receive any match fees from the Football Association during Euro 2020 — a decision that could cost charities £250,000.

The FA have been forced to cut player match fees ahead of the tournament, worth £2,000 for each appearance.

Should England reach the final, the squad would collect match fees from seven matches, which would have produced a six-figure donation for chosen charities.

Traditionally, players have donated their match fees to designated charities, including £500,000 to the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research.

Team England footballers’ charity, set up to donate players’ match fees to charity partners, has been in place since 2008.

It is understood the players will continue to contribute to charity from representing England, including the Players Together initiative to support the NHS last year.