THE Scottish Football Association board has suspended professional football beneath SPFL Championship level for three weeks due to the escalating coronavirus situation. Rod Petrie (pictured), Scottish FA president, said: ‘The Scottish FA is well aware of the efforts all clubs take to comply with the exacting protocols that were conditional on elite football being given an exemption to continue amid the pandemic. ‘After discussions with the SPFL, the Premiership and Championship will continue on the proviso that both adhere to the existing testing regime. ‘The vast majority of teams in those divisions are full-time professional clubs and so the risk of transmission remains manageably low. ‘In either case, the risk is currently too great amid the developing nationwide spread of the virus.’The impacted leagues are: SPFL League One, SPFL League Two, Scottish Women’s Football Premier Leagues One and Two, Highland League, Lowland League, East, West and South of Scotland Leagues, Scottish Junior FA Leagues and the North Caledonian League.

Source: Metro January 11, 2021 11:48 UTC