Liverpool's clash against Wolfsburg in the Premier League International Cup has been postponed due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus.
The Reds' under-23s were due to play the Bundesliga side on Tuesday evening at the Academy in Kirkby in a quarter-final tie.
However, the game was called off on Monday morning before Wolfsburg travelled to Merseyside. It's understood the German side were reluctant to travel.
No new date has been arranged for the game, which would have been the first U23s outing following the departure of former coach Neil Critchley to take over as manager of League One side Blackpool.
The coronavirus has become a major threat to sporting events across the globe.
Several Champions League games will be played behind closed doors this week while FIFA have announced Asian qualifiers for the World Cup in March and June will now be played at later dates.
Sporting governing bodies and broadcasters will meet with government officials later on Monday to discuss the staging of events behind closed doors if the outbreak worsens in England and mass gatherings are banned.
However, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said: "At this stage we're not in the territory of cancelling or postponing events.
"We will be driven by the advice of the chief medical officer as we continue.
"I do want to emphasise in relation to sporting events, any talk of cancellation is very premature indeed. At the moment there is no evidence to suggest we should be doing that and we don't have any plans to."
Blasebecker
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It has nothing to do with honesty! It is just hard to fake your age there and also people don't have much reasons to do so unlike the countries you have mentioned first they don't have proper football academies to go with the process step by step and the kids don't always have the opportunity to play in their age group teams so when an opportunity comes for the youth of certain age the older kids try hard to join Another thing is what the coaches of youth teams want, they always want ready players no matter their ages just to win games and step up in his career.
good idea de dude, u are the right person
matric29
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I swear, this lad is more than 16 years. His real age maybe 21 or 22
and if it's Africa now the story could be different especially Nigeria
duebcesu
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It has nothing to do with honesty! It is just hard to fake your age there and also people don't have much reasons to do so unlike the countries you have mentioned first they don't have proper football academies to go with the process step by step and the kids don't always have the opportunity to play in their age group teams so when an opportunity comes for the youth of certain age the older kids try hard to join Another thing is what the coaches of youth teams want, they always want ready players no matter their ages just to win games and step up in his career.
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duebcesu
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You think the western world are dishonest with real age like developing countries. He is 16 yrs as claimed, there is nothing to hide about people's real age over there as it can be easily verified
It has nothing to do with honesty! It is just hard to fake your age there and also people don't have much reasons to do so unlike the countries you have mentioned first they don't have proper football academies to go with the process step by step and the kids don't always have the opportunity to play in their age group teams so when an opportunity comes for the youth of certain age the older kids try hard to join Another thing is what the coaches of youth teams want, they always want ready players no matter their ages just to win games and step up in his career.
steady121
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this guy should go and play under 12 so that we can know his real age...
Blasebecker
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You think the western world are dishonest with real age like developing countries. He is 16 yrs as claimed, there is nothing to hide about people's real age over there as it can be easily verified
Are you among them? quite over there
Yepinorsuy
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I swear, this lad is more than 16 years. His real age maybe 21 or 22
You think the western world are dishonest with real age like developing countries. He is 16 yrs as claimed, there is nothing to hide about people's real age over there as it can be easily verified
Blasebecker
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I swear, this lad is more than 16 years. His real age maybe 21 or 22
Yiabeilru
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16 years old