Published: 10:36, April 2, 2020 | Updated: 05:25, June 6, 2023
UEFA delays June's international matches & suspends CL
By Xinhua

In this March 11, 2020 photo, Atletico Madrid's Spanish midfielder Marcos Llorente (center) scores his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions league Round of 16 second leg football match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England. One of the last games that were played before the suspension of the league due to the coronavirus outbreak. (PAUL ELLIS / AFP)

PARIS - UEFA announced on Wednesday to suspend all Champions League and Europa League matches "until further notice" due to the coronavirus pandemic. Meanwhile, all national team matches scheduled in June will be postponed, including the play-off matches for Euro 2020.

The Euro 2020 play-off matches, which were originally scheduled for March 26 and 31, now will not take place on the postponed dates of June 4 and 9

The decision followed a videoconference meeting with the general secretaries of all 55 UEFA member associations on Wednesday.

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"All other UEFA competition matches, including the centralised international friendly matches, remain postponed until further notice," the European football's governing body said in a statement.

The Euro 2020 play-off matches, which were originally scheduled for March 26 and 31, now will not take place on the postponed dates of June 4 and 9.