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The Premier League suspends games amid coronavirus outbreak

Premier League March 13, 2020
Following the English Football League's decision to postpone all fixtures until at least April 3, the Premier League confirmed it is suspending games in England. The news comes after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea player Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive for COVID-19.
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· Mar 13

CONFIRMED: English football suspended until April 3 at earliest - including Premier League and EFL 👇🏻

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· Mar 13

BREAKING: Following on from EFL decision to postpone all fixtures until April 3rd, the Premier League has announced all its fixtures are also suspended. Earlier, Everton's first team squad went into self isolation following a suspected case of

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· Mar 13

The Premier League, FA, EFL and WSL have collectively agreed to postpone the professional game in England Full statement:

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· Mar 13

All Premier League games, EFL fixtures and matches in the FA Women's Super League and Women's Championship have been postponed due to the threat of Coronavirus. England’s international friendlies against Italy and Denmark are also off.

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· Mar 13

The sporting world is in chaos. More or less every major competition has been cancelled or postponed, though as of late last night, the Premier League was due to continue - and the Olympic torch was lit yesterday as well.

Sporting world in coronavirus chaos as UK stops short of banning mass gatherings
Boris Johnson said it was not yet necessary to stop major sporting events from taking place
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· Mar 13

That might all change shortly, however. Mikel Arteta, manager of Arsenal tested positive late last night, and Chelsea's Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive this morning. Chelsea and Arsenal are both in lockdown as a result.

Arsenal confirm Mikel Arteta has tested positive for COVID-19
The announcement came less than an hour after the Premier League had stated that this weekend's fixtures would go ahead
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· Mar 13

It's also worth nothing that Boris Johnson said on Thursday that there is no need yet to scrap mass gatherings including sports matches. But Nicola Sturgeon announced that all gatherings of more than 500 people in Scotland will stop from Monday.

Sporting world in coronavirus chaos as UK stops short of banning mass gatherings
Boris Johnson said it was not yet necessary to stop major sporting events from taking place
inews.co.uk
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· Mar 13

New: Hudson-Odoi now. squad self-isolating. Announce that their training ground “will undergo a partial closure after a men’s team player tested positive for COVID-19.” Inconceivable that Premier League games should go ahead this weekend

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· Mar 12

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tests positive for the coronavirus, forcing the club to close its training complex and put the entire first team in self-isolation. The Premier League plans emergency meeting to discuss “future fixtures”

Arsenal manager Arteta tests positive for coronavirus
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing the club to close its training complex and put the entire first-team in self...
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· Mar 13

Another Premier League club confirm that five of its employees are currently self-isolating, having displayed symptoms consistent with COVID-19 including Artur Boruc.

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· Mar 12

Arsenal confirmed head coach Mikel Arteta tested positive for coronavirus. Club personnel who were in close contact with him have been asked to self-isolate.

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· Mar 12

Chelsea have confirmed that Callum Hudson-Odoi will now undergo a period of self-isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus.

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