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France's Ligue 1 confirms Marseille/St Etienne match postponed

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July 31, 2020 Marseille's Dimitri Payet, Valere Germain and Florian Chabrolle during the warm up, following the resumption of play behind closed doors after the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Christof Stache/Pool via REUTERS

Friday's Ligue 1 match between Olympique de Marseille and Saint Etienne has been postponed until mid-September following COVID-19 cases within the Marseille club, France's Ligue 1 said on Tuesday, confirming media reports.

The LFP, French professional soccer's governing body, told clubs last week it had set up a "COVID committee" to advise on whether to postpone matches. When a club reports more than three coronavirus cases postponement is likely, based on the "COVID protocol" the LFP sent out to the clubs.

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