A number of Scottish sporting events are set to be postponed or played behind closed doors following an announcement by Nicola Sturgeon. The First Minister told the Scottish Parliament she would recommend the cancellation of gatherings of more than 500 people from Monday. Daily meetings have been held at Hampden over the health crisis (PA)And the Scottish Professional Football League warned on Wednesday it had no cash reserves to help out struggling clubs. A spokesperson said: “We have already made clear publicly and to the Scottish Government that there will be dire financial consequences for our clubs if matches are played behind closed doors or cancelled. It would be weird playing behind closed doors but if it gets the league done and dusted and we managed to keep up with the fixtures as well, it helps everybody.”

Source: Express March 12, 2020 13:27 UTC