OFFICIAL: Premier League suspended until April 3rd due to coronavirus pandemic

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The FA, Premier League, EFL and Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship have collectively agreed to postpone the professional game in England until 3 April at the earliest.

The postponements include all matches in the Premier League, Championship, League One and League Two, as well as all Academy and youth team fixtures.

Serie A, La Liga, MLS and Ligue 1 will all be taking in enforced breaks as a global pandemic continues to wreak havoc.

English football had steered clear of taking similar decisive action, with government officials and sporting authorities declaring that there was no need to prevent the congregation of large groups of people.

The Premier League has, however, been backed into a corner by recent developments.

It was revealed on Thursday that Arteta and Hudson-Odoi had contracted coronavirus , while Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been forced into a period of self isolation along with a number of Leicester City players .

Those in charge of the English top-flight revealed that an emergency meeting would be held to reassess the situation, and the outcome of that is that all matches due to be held this weekend and for the foreseeable future will need to be rearranged.

Official statement:

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