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Eredivisie: Dutch league season cancelled

Soccer Football - Europa League - Round of 32 Second Leg - Ajax Amsterdam v Getafe - Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands - February 27, 2020 Ajax's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar applauds fans after the match. [REUTERS/Eva Plevier/File Photo]

Professional soccer in the Netherlands is effectively over for the rest of the season but clubs must wait until Friday to find out if champions are to be declared and what will happen about promotion and relegation.

The government’s decision to extend a ban on public events until September 1 in an effort to prevent a new wave of COVID-19 cases brought a premature close to the league campaign, which was suspended last month due to the pandemic.

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