It opens the opportunity for domestic leagues to be finished in the summer
The European Championships has been suspended until 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
After a meeting at UEFA, the Norwegian FA revealed that the tournament is now planned to go ahead next summer – from 11 June until 11 July 2021.
This could allow domestic leagues to finished their seasons in the summer, with almost all European leagues now postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
It will also have a knock-on effect on broadcasters around Europe and globally, with many channels having cleared their schedules to show the tournament this summer. It is unknown what they will do, with decisions now to be made on what will replace the content.
European Football Suspensions
– Champions League and Europa League – Both postponed with no return date.
– La Liga and second tier – Postponed ‘for at least the next two rounds of matches’ after Real Madrid chose to quarantine their players following a basketballer at the club contracting the virus.
– Bundesliga – Games suspended until 2 April.
– Ligue 1 and 2 – Today voted to suspend Ligue 1 and 2. More information to be released on dates.
– Serie A – All sport in Italy suspended until 2 April.
– Other – Portuguese leagues suspended indefinitely, Eredivisie and second tier suspended for next two rounds of matches, Belgian sport suspended until 3 April, Swiss football league suspended until 23 March, three highest Polish football leagues played behind closed doors, Russian Premier League still going ahead as normal.
