Football news - France suspends all football over coronavirus

Updated 12/03/2020 at 22:17 GMT

France has suspended professional football as it seeks to contain the spread of coronavirus, the French Football Federation has announced.

Les banderoles installés en tribune Auteuil avant PSG - Dortmund, le 11 mars 2020.

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It throws the completion of Ligue 1 into jeopardy as the country joins Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and others in cancelling matches.

Ligue 1

Neymar out until at least mid-November, says Tuchel

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Paris Saint Germain played their Champions League last-16 game against Borussia Dortmund behind closed doors on Wednesday with the government having already limited public gatherings to no more than a thousand people.

The 2020 Major League Soccer season in the US - which started less than two weeks ago - has also been suspended for 30 days.

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