Coronavirus: Australia suspends A-League football season due to coronavirus
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Players from Sydney FC and the Western Sydney Wanderers walk past each other in an empty Bankwest Stadium in Sydney on March 21, 2020.
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MELBOURNE (REUTERS) - Australia's A-League was suspended due to the coronavirus on Tuesday (March 24), with administrators saying it was no longer tenable for the country's top-flight football competition to continue.
"FFA has taken a very tough and difficult decision to postpone the final rounds of the ... A-League. The postponement is effective immediately," Football Federation Australia chief executive James Johnson told reporters at a media conference in Sydney on Tuesday.
"This is unanimous decision of the FFA board and each of the ... A-League clubs.
"The FFA will review this situation in the coming weeks and a further status assessment is now scheduled for April 22."
Sports-mad Australia has now suspended all of its major sports competitions, with Australian Rules football, the National Rugby League and Super Rugby all calling off their seasons in recent days.
