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  Egypt suspends football activities amid COVID-19 fears

  March 15, 2020 16:13 IST

  Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi also decided to suspend school and university classes across the country for two weeks due to concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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  Lionel Messi sends 'strength' to COVID-19 affected people

  March 15, 2020 15:50 IST

  The Barcelona and Argentina forward's message came as the global death toll from the outbreak surpassed 5,000 on Saturday.

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  ISL 2019/20 final confetti features fans' tweets to make up for missing spectators

  March 15, 2020 15:33 IST

  The match played in front of a Fatorda Stadium that was closed to spectators due to the spread of coronavirus around the country

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  ISL 2019-20: Target will remain to be the best club in India, says ATK coach Antonio Habas

  March 15, 2020 10:41 IST

  ATK rode Spanish midfielder Javi Hernandez's brace to defeat Chennaiyin FC 3-1 and grab their third title in a riveting closed-door final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

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  No. 10 in Serie A: Sampdoria midfielder Fabio Depaoli tested positive for coronavirus

  March 14, 2020 23:37 IST

  Depaoli is the 10th Serie A player confirmed positive and the sixth at Sampdoria.  

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  Lionel Messi joins call to ask people to stay home amidst coronavirus outbreak

  March 14, 2020 23:07 IST

  Lionel Messi wrote a heartfelt wrote on Instagram, which said, "It is the moment to act responsibly and to stay home,”

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  Premier League season should be abandoned, says West Ham executive

  March 14, 2020 22:28 IST

  The Premier League said it hopes to be back up and running, if possible, by the weekend of April 3-4 - meaning two rounds will have been missed. 

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  ISL 2019/20: Rampaging ATK grab historic third title with 3-1 win over Chennaiyin FC

  March 14, 2020 22:19 IST

  Javier Hernandez (10th) and Edu Garcia (48th) put ATK in the driving seat but Nerijus Valskis (69th) reduced their advantage to set up a tense end to the contest.

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  Coronavirus outbreak: Two more Fiorentina players test positive

  March 14, 2020 17:06 IST

  With Cutrone and Pezzella added to the list with Vlahović, there are now nine Serie A players who have tested positive.

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  COVID-19: AIFF suspends all football tournaments till March 31

  March 14, 2020 16:35 IST

  The suspension will come into effect from Sunday. The coronavirus outbreak has led to other cancellation or postponement of many sports events across the world.

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  FC Barcelona suspend all activity due to coronavirus

  March 14, 2020 10:05 IST

  Barcelona's decision came after upwards of 4,300 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Spain, with over 120 losing their lives to the disease.

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  Premier League games postponed to April 3 due to coronavirus outbreak

  March 13, 2020 17:25 IST

  Matches in England will be stopped until at least April 3 after five Premier League clubs said some players or staff were in self-isolation. 

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  I-League games to be held behind closed doors: AIFF

  March 13, 2020 16:55 IST

  The Sports Ministry on Thursday asked all national federations to ensure that any sporting event in India is conducted without any public gathering amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

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  UEFA postpones Europa and Champions League matches due to coronavirus outbreak

  March 13, 2020 16:56 IST

  The decision comes four days ahead of a meeting to decide the European soccer calendar, including the possible one-year postponement of the 2020 European Championship.

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  Ligue 1 postponed indefinitely, Bundesliga matches to be played inside closed doors this week

  March 13, 2020 15:57 IST

  The coronavirus pandemic has forced the top-tier competition in France to be postponed indefinitely.

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  Everton player reports symptoms consistent with coronavirus

  March 13, 2020 15:46 IST

  Everton said the club is in regular contact with the player in question and is monitoring the wellbeing of all players and staff.

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  FIFA suspends South American World Cup qualifiers amidst coronavirus outbreak

  March 13, 2020 12:56 IST

  The announcement came a day after the South American Football Confederation, CONMEBOL, told FIFA that each of its 10 member-federations were opposed to staging the first two rounds of qualifiers from March 26 to 31, as scheduled.

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  Premier League: Chelsea footballer Callum Hudson-Odoi tests positive for coronavirus

  March 13, 2020 8:36 IST

  Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has become the latest footballer to be tested positive for the deadly COVID-19.

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  Premier League: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tests positive for coronavirus

  March 13, 2020 7:33 IST

  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for coronavirus, prompting Premier League to host an emergency meeting on Friday.

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  US Soccer apologises for arguments in equal pay case

  March 12, 2020 23:42 IST

  The statement from USSF President Carlos Cordeiro on Wednesday night came after The Coca-Cola Co. denounced the federation for its stance. Cordeiro also announced a shake-up of the USSF legal team.

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  Champions League's round of 16 games postponed as coronavirus hits world soccer

  March 12, 2020 23:01 IST

  Juventus’ home match against Lyon — also scheduled for Tuesday — was called off, too, as the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on leagues and cup competitions around the world, from Spain to the Netherlands to the United States.

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  MLS shutting down for 30 days due to coronavirus outbreak

  March 12, 2020 22:55 IST

  Inter Miami, co-owned by Beckham and Jorge Mas, had been scheduled to play its home opener Saturday. MLS started its season on Feb. 29 and each of the 26 teams has played two league matches.

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  Sampdoria forward Manolo Gabbiadini tested positive for coronavirus

  March 12, 2020 20:45 IST

  Sampdoria says 28-year-old forward Manolo Gabbiadini “has a fever but he’s doing well.” The Serie A club and adds that it is “activating all the isolation procedures provided for by law.”

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  Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers confirms 'some' players having coronavirus symptoms

  March 12, 2020 20:39 IST

  Rodgers was speaking two days before Leicester play Watford in the Premier League. He didn’t say whether there had been any positive tests for the virus.

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  Bundesliga games under threat as coronavirus spreads

  March 12, 2020 19:07 IST

  There were almost 2,100 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Germany on Thursday, with three deaths from the disease. Italy reported 827 deaths, Spain 55 and France 48.

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  28 I-League matches, including Kolkata derby, likely to be played in empty stadiums

  March 12, 2020 18:35 IST

  The development came after the Sports Ministry's advisory to all national federations to follow the Health Ministry's advisory and avoid large gatherings in sports events.

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  Italy's Inter Milan donate 300,000 medical masks to fight COVID-19

  March 12, 2020 18:04 IST

  The move comes after Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that all shops in Italy apart from grocery stores, pharmacies and selected others would be closed until March 25.

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  Coronavirus outbreak: La Liga suspended as Real basketball player tests positive

  March 12, 2020 17:59 IST

  The league also said that the decision will be "re-evaluated after the completion of the quarantines undertaken in the affected clubs and in other possible situations that may arise."