Squad, coaching staff, and officials of first-tier FC Schalke 04 accepted wage cuts amounting to 10 million euros to support their club's efforts to secure the jobs of the entire off the pitch staff.

Coach David Wagner supervised small groups of players to discuss further steps "after the team told me they felt an obligation to help."

Like Schalke, most protagonists of the country's 36 professional clubs in the first and second division announced voluntary wage cuts on all levels.

Bayern Munich's stars are said to have accepted cuts of up to 20 percent. Borussia Moenchengladbach was the first side to announce contributions.

The Bundesliga is expected to lose around 150 million euros even if the 2019/20 season can be finished with games behind closed doors. Cancellation will mean a 750 million loss.

The number of donations is growing for the "we kick corona" project initiated by the Bayern professionals Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka.

Kimmich announced 21 projects related to health issues and youth education initiatives would be supported. Goretzka said over 500 donations had been registered.

The German internationals started by donating one million and then others joined in. Lewandowski and his wife Anna gave one million, and the fundraising initiative has grown up to over 3 million. Former Bayern player Mats Hummels (now Dortmund), Leroy Sane (Manchester City), and Leverkusen defender Jonathan Tah are among the givers.

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