UEFA has reportedly dismissed claims that it was asked by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to stop all football until the end of next year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The governing body was issued with a request to suspend the sport until 2021 from the WHO on Tuesday, it was claimed by Italian outlet La Repubblica.
The report, which cites Brazilian magazine Veja, claims UEFA were told to make the move to prevent a second Covid-19 wave in an executive committee meeting lasting more than two hours last Thursday.
The suspension of football for that period of time would cause havoc for this season as well as the 2020-21 campaign.
However UEFA has poured cold water on the claims that it was asked to halt the sport until next year by the WHO, according to The Independent.
In fact, UEFA is reportedly continuing to make plans about how the 2019-20 season can be safely completed.
The national member associations of European football's governing body gathered for a conference call on Tuesday for an update on 'a variety of calendar options' to complete the 2019-20 season and UEFA again urged them to do all they can to complete their league and cup competitions.
UEFA did the door to domestic league and cup competitions being cancelled 'in special cases' due to the coronavirus crisis.
European football's governing body had previously warned that domestic leagues cancelling their seasons prematurely risked their clubs being excluded from its competitions in the future, but may now consider allowing curtailment of campaigns.
'There was a strong recommendation given to finish domestic top division and cup competitions, but some special cases will be heard once guidelines concerning participation to European competitions - in case of a cancelled league - have been developed,' a statement from UEFA read.
UEFA said any decisions on those guidelines would be announced after Thursday's meeting of its executive committee.