LFP votes to suspend Ligue 1 & Ligue 2 action until further notice owing to COVID-19.
French governing body, the LFP, announce after emergency meeting that they have decided to suspend all Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 action until further notice owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Games in France were already to be played behind closed doors after a ban on all gatherings of more than 1,000 people to prevent the spread of Covid-19. However, that plan has changed following Friday morning's announcement.
The statement on ligue1.com read: 'Following announcements by the president of the republic in response to the health crisis linked to Covid-19, the LFP's administrative council unanimously decided on Friday 13 March to suspend the Ligue 1 Conforama and Domino's Ligue 2 championships immediately and until further notice.
'As the president of the republic stressed yesterday, the collective interest must be placed above all else.
'The urgency today is to curb the epidemic, protect the most vulnerable and avoid travel. At the end of the meeting scheduled by UEFA on 17 March, the LFP board of directors will meet once more.'