UEFA have officially postponed Euro 2020 for a year amid the continuing global spread of coronavirus.
The European football governing body held a series of conference calls on Tuesday to decide the measures, with plenty still to be discussed in the coming months.
Here, we take a look at what will happen next by answering some of the big questions.
So, what have UEFA decided?
UEFA have announced that they have postponed Euro 2020 until 2021, with the tournament now scheduled to take place from June 11 to July 11 next year.
The news was first confirmed by the Norwegian FA at lunchtime, before an official statement from UEFA followed some hours later.
The statement read: 'The move will help all domestic competitions, currently on hold due to the COVID-19 emergency, to be completed.
'All UEFA competitions and matches (including friendlies) for clubs and national teams for both men and women have been put on hold until further notice.'
Although the situation regarding coronavirus, and its spread, is still ongoing, the plan going forward is to try and complete domestic leagues over the summer as and when it's safe to do so.
The UEFA statement added: 'The UEFA Euro 2020 play-off matches and international friendlies, scheduled for the end of March, will now be played in the international window at the start of June, subject to a review of the situation.'
So that suggests Scotland play-off matches and also England's friendlies with Italy and Denmark will be rescheduled to June but obviously this depends on how the coronavirus continues to spread.
I've got tickets for Euro 2020... what about me?
Plenty of supporters have bought tickets for the various matches scheduled across Europe in the summer. In fact, the total figure for the amount of ticket requests reached 28.3 million back in February, double the total for Euro 2016.
UEFA said in their statement that all those fans who have bought tickets and hospitality packages for Euro 2020 and aren't able to attend in 2021 will be given full refunds.
They said that all those with tickets will be contacted by email in the coming days.
So the Champions League goes ahead?
A final decision on how to conclude this season's Champions League and Europa League has yet to be made.
Both competitions were at the last-16 stage when football shutdown because of the coronavirus, with some second legs completed and others postponed.
The stance is in keeping with UEFA's commitment to prioritise domestic leagues over the summer.
Despite reports that the Champions League and Europa League finals will be staged on June 27 and June 24 respectively, UEFA insist no final decision has been made.
How did they decide it?
Certainly not face-to-face. UEFA's headquarters are in Switzerland, where the government have just declared a state of emergency and shut all shops, restaurants, bars and other facilities until at least April 19.
With that in mind, UEFA made the decision to host a series of video conference calls to avoid any unnecessary travel but also to have enough of the right people on the line to make the big decisions.
The governing body held three separate video conferences, beginning on Tuesday morning, before the announcement later in the afternoon.
And who decided it?
The first video conference call was with the European Club Association, which represents 250 club sides, and was to discuss what to do with the Champions League and Europa League competitions.
The second video conference immediately after was to deal with Euro 2020, with 55 member associations like the FAs of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all present on the line. FIFPro, the players' union, were also involved in both of the first two calls.
The third video conference was with the executive committee, who had to give the green light to any proposals made in the first two calls, before the announcement of their plans was then made public.
Why was there no fan representation?
Good question. That has certainly been a sore point for many supporters, who rightly argue that they are a huge part of the game, yet weren't represented in any way in any of the three video conferences on Tuesday.
Ronan Evain, who is the executive director of Football Supporters Europe, has said that they have been in constant discussion with UEFA on many issues, and are continuing to represent the fans, so all might not be lost.
What does it all mean for the Premier League?
All in all, UEFA's decision on Thursday is positive news for Liverpool fans, and less so for the likes of Karren Brady and West Ham. Essentially, the plan is: all systems go when the spread of the virus has slowed and it is safe to resume the season.
This summer's Euro 2020 competition is off, and the plan is therefore to try and complete the Premier League season over the summer, before attention then turns to starting the 2020-21 season after that.
Plenty of alternative plans have been mooted by fans and pundits alike - no relegation but keep promotions etc - but it appears that the first-choice solution is to get the remaining matches done and complete the season in its current format.
What about all the other leagues?
Likewise with the Premier League, UEFA has given breathing space in the calendar for all the other divisions across Europe to be completed over the summer.
With the coronavirus set to peak in different countries at different times, it is of course impossible to know when it will be declared safe for sport to resume.
And with some countries such as Turkey and Russia continuing for the time being, there is likely to be some leagues out of sync with the others.
What does the Euro 2020 postponement mean for other big tournaments?
Next summer there are plenty of big matches on the calendar. The women's European Championship is scheduled to take place in England, but could yet be moved to the summer of 2022.
With the Qatar World Cup set to be played in the winter, there is an unusually quiet summer ahead that the Women's Euros could fill.
Elsewhere, the Under 21s Euros in Hungary and Slovenia, as well as the second set of Nations League finals, may also fall foul to scheduling nightmares and have to be played at another time, or cancelled entirely.
Clearly, Euro 2020 (or Euro 2021 as it is now?) will certainly take precedent on the fixture schedule between June 11 and July 11.
The South American Copa America, which was set to be staged jointly between Argentina and Colombia this June, has also been postponed 12 months to 2021.
The decision by CONMEBOL was welcomed by UEFA because it reduces the disruption caused by South American players in European leagues going off to play in the Copa.
So, what's the plan now?
There is sure to be some serious disruption going forward, with no football to be played for at least the next month or so. After that, it's essentially the game playing catch-up.