New tonight: European football leaders from UEFA, leagues and clubs forming plan to resume competitions around July and August.
Details being received by football officials across the continent https://apnews.com/b9021e2a93599423bd60d43b56f6a798
Details being received by football officials across the continent https://apnews.com/b9021e2a93599423bd60d43b56f6a798
Letter comes hours after Belgium plan emerged to halt the season now.
UEFA letter says they're "confident that football can restart in the months to come ... any decision of abandoning domestic competitions is, at this stage, premature and not justified.” https://apnews.com/b9021e2a93599423bd60d43b56f6a798
UEFA letter says they're "confident that football can restart in the months to come ... any decision of abandoning domestic competitions is, at this stage, premature and not justified.” https://apnews.com/b9021e2a93599423bd60d43b56f6a798
Champions League qualification threatened if domestic leagues aren't completed, with UEFA saying "a premature termination would cast doubts about the fulfillment of such condition" for its competitions https://apnews.com/b9021e2a93599423bd60d43b56f6a798
UEFA has a plan that its club competitions restart only after the completion of domestic leagues.
Champions & Europa League last-16 rounds not fully completed yet.
#coronavirus https://apnews.com/b9021e2a93599423bd60d43b56f6a798
Champions & Europa League last-16 rounds not fully completed yet.
#coronavirus https://apnews.com/b9021e2a93599423bd60d43b56f6a798
More details: Letter sent by UEFA & others to domestic leagues warns them not to abandon competitions prematurely without risking Champions League places and there's a Europe-wide plan being formed to resume competitions around July-August https://apnews.com/b9021e2a93599423bd60d43b56f6a798