Last updated on .From the section Scottish ChampionshipThe Scottish Championship has been allowed to continue amid the suspension of lower leaguesScottish FA chief executive Ian Maxwell has written to all 10 Championship clubs asking if they want to continue playing or suspend their league. "Given the need for the Championship clubs to undertake a considerable testing regime in order to continue, there was a strong view that Championship clubs should be asked to confirm or otherwise their willingness to play on during the initial three-week suspension." All Scottish football below the top two tiers has been suspended for a minimum of three weeks because of a surge in Covid-19 cases. Championship clubs have been allowed to continue their truncated 27-game season, which began in mid-October, on the condition that they test players and staff weekly for Covid-19. Maxwell wrote in the email: "One SPFL championship club has publicly taken the position that all football should be suspended.

Source: BBC January 15, 2021 21:29 UTC