Football grinds to a halt, but not in Australia

An empty Bankwest Stadium, where Sydney FC played Western Sydney Wanderers [COURTESY]

Football might have ground to a halt across the world, but not in Australia where they are soldiering on, with a handful of fans turning up to cheer on their teams outside shuttered grounds this weekend.

The domestic A-League has six rounds to go and Football Federation Australia decided to press ahead without spectators amid the coronavirus pandemic, despite two of the 11 teams undergoing mandatory quarantine.