UEFA have confirmed their plans to postpone the Euro 2020 finals for 12 months and also hold the playoffs for the tournament, including the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, in June. That Euro 2020 will now go ahead between June 11 and July 11 2021, in the 12 host cities as planned. That the notion of playing the Euro 2020 finals this year but behind closed doors was ruled out. A UEFA statement said: "UEFA today announced the postponement of its flagship national team competition, UEFA EURO 2020, due to be played in June and July this year. "It was important that, as the governing body of European football, UEFA led the process and made the biggest sacrifice.

Source: Irish Independent March 17, 2020 13:04 UTC