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2020 Euro is dead

danmand

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Ouch, my yearly spring trip to Italy may be cancelled.
 

Don Draper

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Indeed, this week's Barca vs Napoli game faces the danger of players being sent to quarantine if any sort of symptoms are displayed.
 

Insidious Von

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Serie A games have been cancelled in Lombardy and Veneto including Inter vs Sampdoria.
 

Phil C. McNasty

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Juventus title clash with Inter Milan on Sunday will be played behind closed doors, because of coronavirus
 

danmand

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Looks like Euro will indeed be cancelled.
 

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Italy is the only country in Europe with significant issues. Let's hope it can be contained.

Not sure danmand where you are getting your insights from?
 

jalimon

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Canceled? No I dont think so. Reported to a year later? Most probably.

Cheers,
 

Insidious Von

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Do you still have family living in Italy??
In Milano, not anymore, don't know the younger generation enough. In Liri, yes, some of them vacation in Canada. Although my days of making money by taking tourists up to Monte Cassino by ass have ended.

So far, only matches in the north are being played without tifosi.
 

Phil C. McNasty

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In Milano, not anymore, don't know the younger generation enough. In Liri, yes, some of them vacation in Canada. Although my days of making money by taking tourists up to Monte Cassino by ass have ended.

So far, only matches in the north are being played without tifosi
You guys are getting hit hard: https://twitter.com/ASBreakingNews/status/1232768615235117058

I dont see how there's any way to stop this from becoming a global pandemic now. The cat is out of the bag
 

Phil C. McNasty

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Italy is the only country in Europe with significant issues. Let's hope it can be contained.

Not sure danmand where you are getting your insights from?
Its been all over the news: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/fa-hold-euro-2020-discussions-21584029

When they're discussing cancellation already when the tournament is still 3.5 months away, thats a very bad sign

Canceled? No I dont think so. Reported to a year later? Most probably
You mean postponed till next year?? Thats indeed possible and I hope you're right
 

Phil C. McNasty

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Japan just closed all of their public schools for the month of March, and they only have 207 coronavirus cases.

If its keeps spreading like this you can forget about any major sporting events around the world, including Olympics, Euro and everything else in between
 

Insidious Von

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It was bizarre watching Inter vs Ludogorets with no fans, the coronavirus is also affecting the sponsorship money the Neroazzurri are able to draw.

Conte fielded his B team with only Lukaku, Barella and Eriksen getting starts.

 

Phil C. McNasty

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They might not even have to cancel it since most supporters probably won't show up at the stadium anyways.

I suppose they could play in front of empty stadiums but that would kind of kill the atmosphere
 

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From an hour ago....

UEFA 'confident' coronavirus outbreak will not derail Euro 2020 plans



UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said Tuesday he was confident European football's governing body could deal with any worst-case scenario in relation to the upcoming Euro 2020 as the continent battles to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

COVID-19 has been detected in 76 countries worldwide, killing over 3,000 people with Italy the worst-hit nation in Europe.

The Italian capital Rome is one of 12 venues across the continent set to host matches at the European Championship in June and July.

A long list of sports events around the world have been cancelled or postponed in recent days to avoid spreading the virus, including games in Italy's Serie A. The top two divisions of Swiss football have been postponed until the end of March.

"You don't know how many concerns we have when we organise a big competition," Ceferin said at a press conference in Amsterdam after the Dutch capital hosted the UEFA Congress.

"We have security concerns, we have political instability concerns, and one of the concerns is also the virus, and we are dealing with it and we are confident we can deal with it."

This week marks 100 days until the start of the 24-team European Championship, and Ceferin called on organisers to "not just think about dark scenarios, there will be time for that later."

His comments came after FIFA president Gianni Infantino, addressing the Congress, urged authorities "not to panic".

UEFA General Secretary Theodore Theodoridis said European football's governing body "do not want to overreact" and was dealing with the situation "case by case". However, Champions League fixtures are a more pressing concern.

While Juventus had their Serie A game called off at the weekend, Inter Milan played a Europa League home game behind closed doors last Thursday with northern Italy particularly badly hit by the outbreak.


Juventus are due to host Lyon in Turin in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on March 17 and that game could also be played behind closed doors, chiefly because there is little room in a crowded calendar to allow for postponements.

Inter are also due to host Spanish side Getafe on March 12 in the Europa League.

Theodoridis said: "Inter already have two matches postponed, and they still play in the Italian Cup and the Europa League, so this makes it almost impossible to find dates if we don't coordinate between the European leagues."

Concerns about the outbreak have impacted on the draw for the next UEFA Nations League tournament in Amsterdam on Tuesday evening.

National team coaches are due to attend the ceremony, but Scotland manager Steve Clarke will not be present, the Scottish FA told the BBC.

That decision was made in order to avoid an "unnecessary risk" with his team due to play Israel in a key Euro 2020 qualifying play-off later this month.

Meanwhile, Spain coach Luis Enrique has not travelled to Amsterdam due to illness, the Spanish Football Federation said.
 
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