Elite level football in England was cancelled on 13 MarchThe football industry could "turn ugly quickly" as it struggles to come to terms with the coronavirus impact, said Jonas Baer-Hoffman, general secretary of world players' union Fifpro. Hoffman was on the first of today's three conference calls that resulted in Euro 2020 being moved back a year. "Not just the players but other people employed through professional football - our industry employs hundreds of thousands. Euro 2020 will now take place from 11 June to 11 July, 2021In moving Euro 2020, Uefa have created space for the club game to end its competitions - as yet, no-one is seriously considering abandoning them. "When people do start going back to work, players won't be able to walk out of their apartments straight on to the pitch and play football.

Source: BBC March 17, 2020 19:30 UTC