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Head of Italy players' union calls for football to stop

A logo of Italy's Lega Serie A is seen in Milan, Italy, December 17, 2019. [REUTERS/Flavio]

The President of Italy’s players’ union (AIC) has called for football to be stopped in the country amid reports that the entire region of Lombardy will be locked down as part of efforts to tackle the coronavirus outbreak.

The Italian government has ordered all sporting competitions to be played behind closed doors until April 3 in a bid to control the spread of the disease, which has killed around 200 people in the country.

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