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Asian Champions League: Coronavirus outbreak sees fixtures delayed


Brazil forward Hulk helped Shanghai SIPG reach the Asian Champions League quarter-finals in 2019Asian Champions League games featuring Chinese clubs will be delayed until April and May due to coronavirus. Chinese clubs' matches in Perth and Sydney this month and in March have been rearranged after Australia imposed travel restrictions over the outbreak. After an emergency meeting on Tuesday in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed the new dates. Perth Glory will now face Shanghai Shenhua on 28 April, Sydney FC will play Shanghai SIPG a day later and Melbourne Victory will meet Beijing FC on 26 May. Australian officials have confirmed 12 cases of coronavirus in the country so far and last week barred the entry of non-Australian citizens arriving from China.


Source: BBC February 04, 2020 16:18 UTC



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