The Euro 2020 football tournament has been postponed by one year until 2021 in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the governing body of European football, has decided to have Euro 2020 postponed until the summer of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
UEFA has been holding an emergency video conference involving major stakeholders on Tuesday and multiple European football associations have stated that it was decided the tournament is now scheduled to take place from June 11 to July 11, 2021.
The 2020 tournament was originally scheduled from June 12 to July 12 of this year at 12 venues across Europe.
UEFA's Nations League and the European Under-21 Championships have also been moved to take place next summer. The 2021 UEFA Women's European Championship is scheduled to begin on July 7 in England, four days before the proposed men's final.
The postponement would allow European leagues that have been suspended to now be completed.
French Football Federation president Noel le Graet says the governing body "fully supports" UEFA's decision. Le Graet pointed out that it was a "wise and pragmatic decision" by UEFA that potentially allowed domestic competitions the opportunity to be finished in June this year.
The Polish football association announced that play-offs for the European Championships and friendly international matches set for March will be postponed until June. It also said that 2022 World Cup qualifying matches, scheduled for June 2021, will also be postponed.
Meanwhile, all elite football in Britain cancelled until April 4 at the earliest subject to "conditions at the time". Germany's Bundesliga has also been suspended until at least April 4.
Ligue 1 matches were initially played behind closed doors in France but have now been suspended "until further notice". Spain suspended top flight games until April 4 when it will "re-evaluate" the situation.
With Italy having the highest number of coronavirus cases in Europe, the government has locked down the country so no Serie A games will be played.
