Champions League & Europa League suspended 'until further notice'
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All Champions League and Europa League matches have been suspended "until further notice" by Uefa because of the global coronavirus pandemic.
All national team games in June have also been postponed, including play-off matches for Euro 2020 - already postponed to 2021 - and qualifying matches for the Women's Euro 2021.
The European governing body's 55 member associations met on Wednesday.
The Premier League is suspended until at least 30 April.
The Euro 2020 play-offs are set to feature Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Scotland.
Premier League clubs Manchester City and Chelsea are both still in the Champions League, while Manchester United, Wolves and Scottish Premiership side Rangers are all in the Europa League.
The finals of the Champions League, Europa League and Women's Champions League, all of which were scheduled for May, had already been postponed.
While most leagues in Europe hope to finish their domestic seasons once restrictions on movement and social contact are lifted, Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said last week the season could be lost if play does not start by the end of June.
"If we don't succeed in restarting, the season will probably be lost," the Slovenian said.
He told Italian newspaper La Repubblica: "There is a plan A, B and C.
"The three options are to start again in mid-May, in June or at the end of June.
"There is also the possibility of starting again at the beginning of the next [season], starting the following one later. We will see the best solution for leagues and clubs."
Ceferin says that playing remaining games behind closed doors would have to be an option across Europe.
"It's hard for me to imagine all the matches behind closed doors, but we still don't know whether we'll resume, with or without spectators," he said.
"If there was no alternative, it would be better to finish the championships."
A mini-tournament to decide the Champions League and Europa League is expected to be one option put forward to ease fixture congestion caused by the coronavirus crisis.
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The moral sewer that is football is about to face its day of reckoning
Oh and Premier Clubs, stop paying millions to players while you lay off your loyal workers. Morons with no morals paying millionaires and starving the poor...
Start testing people.
Start again in January 2021 and complete all unfinished leagues and cups.
Make that decision NOW so we can ALL CONCENTRATE on making sure as many as possible can be around in January 2021.
Tottenham, Newcastle and Norwich have furloughted their staff and will claim Government handouts whilst the players DO NOTHING.
Leeds, Birmingham and Barcelona (!) showing the way with voluntary paycuts and wage deferrals whilst the rest lounge about on an average £70k pw.
TRULY SHAMEFUL BEHAVIOUR!!!!
I couldn't give a hoot what happens to the CL or Europa - until English PL clubs actually show some solidarity to the ordinary folk who pay their huge wages, they can get lost.
Shame on you scumbags, your fans WILL NOT forget your greed.
Or BT / Sky want an extra tenner a month.
Prem footballers doing NOTHING for their club staff.
Prem footballers not interested in you or your family.
Prem footballers will survive this and still be multi millionaires.
Remember that next season.
Football do your bit some are but others not.
Now you can get rid of Gary Lineker and use the money saved for something useful!!