Hit by a coronavirus-sparked match freeze and huge pay cuts, Indonesia’s out-of-work footballers have been forced to take up menial jobs like selling street food or working as security guards, with little end in sight.
Many leagues around the world have resumed play, mostly in empty stadiums. But Indonesia’s Liga 1 is not expected to restart until early next year as cases keep rising in the Southeast Asian nation.
Deflated coaches and players — hammered by league-sanctioned salary cuts of up to 75% — have called for Indonesia to take a lead from other countries, including neighbouring Malaysia and Thailand where professional football has begun with Covid-19 safety…
