Outside the empty Ipurua Municipal Stadium in Eibar ahead of the La Liga match between Eibar and Real Sociedad on Tuesday. Photo: Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty ImagesSpanish football chiefs have announced an indefinite suspension of the game as the nation continues its battle against the coronavirus pandemic. La Liga and the Spanish football federation (RFEF) issued a joint statement on Monday confirming the league programme would only resume once the government and health bodies were satisfied there was no longer a risk to public health. The initial plan was to review the decision after the two rounds of postponed fixtures had passed, and there were suggestions last week that May 3 had been pencilled in as a possible return date. By lunchtime on Monday, Spain had 33,089 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and had suffered 2,182 deaths.

Source: Irish Independent March 23, 2020 12:22 UTC