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Euro 2020 in doubt as Coronavirus forces a lock down in countries

UEFA European Football Championship displayed on a wall inside Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport, in Otopeni, Romania. [Photo, Courtesy]

A decision over whether to postpone football's Euro 2020 by up to a year, with all the sporting and financial consequences that would entail, is set to be made when Uefa holds a crisis meeting on Tuesday as Europe battles the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

European football's governing body will hold a videoconference with representatives from all 55 member associations as well as from clubs and players bodies. Uefa will then hold an executive committee meeting at 1400 (1300 GMT) at their Swiss headquarters.

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