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Football braced for financial impact from coronavirus outbreak

Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City - Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, Britain - December 27, 2019 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola before the match. [REUTERS/Andrew Yates ]

Domestic club football across much of Europe has been halted completely due to the coronavirus pandemic, with Germany following France, England and Scotland in suspending their competitions on Friday, while Uefa has postponed Champions League and Europa League games due to be played next week.

Numerous countries had been initially planning to carry on playing matches behind closed doors, following the example of several Champions League and Europa League games this midweek, but that was not to everyone’s liking.

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