With the spread of the new Crown pneumonia epidemic, it was announced last week that the English Premier League on April 3 decided to extend the suspension time to at least April 30.
Xinhua News Agency, London, March 19 (Reporter Zhang Wei) with the spread of the new coronavirus epidemic, it was announced last week that the English Premier League, which was at least “suspended” until April 3, decided to extend the suspension until April 30 at least.
On the evening of 12th, Arsenal club in London announced that coach Atta was confirmed to be infected with the new Crown virus, forcing the Premier League, which was still intended to hold an emergency meeting. On the 13th, the British professional football matches, including the Premier League, finally decided to stop all, at least until April 3.
On the 19th, the British Football Association, the Premier League and other England football management agencies jointly issued a statement, saying that the suspension period would be extended to at least April 30. In addition, the Football Association also agreed to lift the limit on the time for each league match this season. According to the previous regulations, the end time of each season in each league cannot be later than June 1.
The statement also said that they unanimously supported Uefa’s decision to postpone the European Championship for one year, which ensured that European leagues and European club competitions had a greater chance to finish the tournament, it will keep all competitions intact.