URGENT ¥¥¥ French football season suspended 'until further notice' - sources

Paris, March 13, 2020 (AFP) - The French football season has been suspended "until further notice" because of the coronavirus outbreak, sources close to the LFP, which runs the elite Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, told AFP on Friday.

The source said that the league had taken a "unanimous" decision to stop playing with immediate effect following an emergency meeting on Friday, having previously said games would continue to be played behind closed doors until mid-April.

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