🔴 All of Thursday's coronavirus updates | OneFootball

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22:38 – And that concludes today’s live blog.

21:36 – The Sun are reporting that Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy has been “at the centre of a coronavirus scare”.

21:16 – CONMEBOL have also confirmed that the South American qualifiers for the 2020 World Cup, scheduled for 23-31 March, will be postponed.

21:04 – CONMEBOL has just announced that the Copa Libertadores will be suspended between 15 and 21 March.

21:00 – Marseille boss Andre Villas-Boas is not happy with the decision to allow fans at Parc des Princes last night …

21:00 – This could be absolutely huge if true …

18:30 – Wow, we actually had an hour without any significant updates.

But we’re back with another – this time FA Ireland who have announced the ‘cessation of all football’ until March 29.

17:30 – Struggling to keep track of what’s going on? FourFourTwo have broken things down beautifully.

How long until England and Scotland take action?

17:15 – Big news coming from Uefa: two Champions League games have been officially postponed.

No further news regarding rescheduling, or any other fixtures has been announced.

16:45 – There we have it! MLS has officially suspended match play for 30 days, effective immediately.

16:40 – Liga NOS have announced that following meetings with coaches, players and officials, play will be suspended indefinitely.

16:30 – MLS is reportedly considering following many European leagues and suspending fixtures until further notice.

15:48 – The Eredivisie is the latest league to be stopped until the end of March.

15:46 – According to L’Équipe, Uefa ARE prepared to move Euro 2020 to next summer.

Domestic leagues would then have time to finish in the upcoming months.

15:41 – That’s now four Premier League clubs with scares. How much longer can this go on?

15:34 – Another Covid-19 case has been confirmed at Hannover 96, making it two players who have tested positive there. The rest of the squad is now in quarantine and the club have asked the DFL to postpone their next two matches.

15:19 –  And now an official statement from Gabbiadini’s club, Sampdoria.

15:15 – Manolo Gabbiadini has been confirmed as the second Serie A player with coronavirus. Daniele Rugani was confirmed to have contracted the virus on Wednesday evening.

15:07 – Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that THREE Leicester player have self-isolated after showing signs of Covid-19.

15:03 – Chaos in Germany. After one coronavirus case at Hannover yesterday, Bild say a  second player at the club has also tested positive.

But there was a team dinner before he found out, the player in question has met with his family since, and his brother is the physio at Eintracht Braunschweig.

14:57 – The Premier League plot thickens.

14:51 – So Uefa won’t make a decision on the Champions League yet, but they have made one on the Uefa Youth League and youth international fixtures.

14:20 – Uefa have finally released a statement.

They will lead discussions and come to a decision on how to proceed with their competitions on Tuesday 17 March.

15:51 – The Telegraph have revealed that an unnamed Premier League club are carrying out coronavirus tests with three players displaying symptoms.

13:40 – As per Marca, two members of Real Sociedad’s women’s side have now tested positive for coronavirus.

13:18 – Incredibly Premier League games are also likely to continue with crowds.

13:14 – And, somehow, Uefa are still clinging on to the idea of Euro 2020 going ahead as planned.

13:04 – Those Champions League/Europa League reports now backed up by Sky

12:59 – Any River Plate or Boca Juniors fans around? Buenos Aires the latest location to decide all sports will take place in empty venues.

12:46 – According to Marca and others, Uefa are preparing to announce the suspension of the Champions League and Europa League.

12:41 – While we wait for some word from the Premier League, here’s a little something to take our minds off things.

12:32 – The EFL have NOT CHANGED their position as things stand.

12:24 – Big decision in the non-football sporting world. McLaren have withdrawn from this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix.

12:08 – OFFICIAL: LaLiga suspended for at least the next two matchdays.

Games were planned behind closed doors but will now not take place at all.

11:38 – Even Real Madrid are affected and in quarantine after a member of the basketball side tested positive for the coronavirus.

11:35 – Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder is expecting Premier League games to be moved behind closed doors pretty soon indeed.

11:22 – Roma are the latest Italian club to suspend training altogether.

11:10 – 2. Bundesliga club Erzgebirge Aue have asked not to play this weekend.

One fan has tested positive for coronavirus after attending Aue’s last match.

10:55 – Cancellations galore! First, in Denmark.

But also in Austria, ALL FOOTBALL in the country has been suspended, except the Men’s Bundesliga (on a two-week suspension) and national team games.

10:52 – VfL Bochum, of the 2. Bundesliga, are allowing fans to buy ‘ghost tickets’ for games behind closed doors.

This way, supporters can help cover the financial losses the club are set to suffer.

10:34 – As things stand, we will still have six Europa League matches tonight, though a number will take place behind closed doors.

10:22 – No scenes like in Paris or Mönchengladbach?

Werder Bremen have urged fans not to gather outside the stadium when they play Bayer Leverkusen on Monday.

10:12 – Please be sensible.

Please don’t be like NBA star Rudy Gobert.

9:57 – OFFICIAL! Bosnia and Herzegovina have asked Uefa to suspend their Euro 2020 qualifying play-off against Northern Ireland

9:49 – You’d think referees may be pleased to have a break from angry crowds but no, even they don’t want empty stadiums. See, they aren’t so bad after all!

9:43 – Bosnia & Herzegovina v Northern Ireland will reportedly be postponed. So how will Euro 2020 happen if qualifying can’t be completed?

9:33 – No fans in the stadium? PSG still managed to celebrate with their supporters (at a safe distance) at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night.

But we REALLY CANNOT recommend fans gathering like this.

9:25 – With Bundesliga games going on in empty stadiums, Sky in Germany are set to make their simulcast coverage available on free TV this weekend.

9:17 – There will be a meeting today in Spain to discuss suspending LaLiga. The FA, the league and the Players’ Association will sit down at noon.

9:07 – At least Diego Costa sees the funny side of things …

8:51 – Late last night, Juventus defender Daniele Rugani was confirmed to have tested positive for Covid-19 and is now in self-isolation for two weeks.

8:42 – It’s not football but while we were sleeping, the NBA announced they have suspended their season until further notice.

8:30 – Good morning!

Please wash your hands, avoid handshaking or high fives, and try to keep calm.