SPORT: Due to the coronavirus outbreak ravaging the whole world, the European and Copa America league was moved to 2021

Due to the coronavirus outbreak ravaging the whole world, the European and Copa America league was moved to 2021

UEFA said priority was being given to the completion of domestic competitions, as it announced the Euros, originally planned for June and July this year, would be postponed until the summer of 2021.

A teleconference was held with the representatives from its 55 member associations discussing the developments earlier on Tuesday in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

UEFA had already suspended the Champions League and the Europa League competitions, while national football bodies around the world also suspend their national leagues.

Following suit, Copa America also announced moving fixtures from this summer to 2021, to be played between Jun 11 to July 11.

The international football competitions then join an ever-growing list of showpiece international sporting events to be postponed or cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

It remains unclear how Europe’s elite football leagues are going to be resolved, but UEFA made its decision known in an "unprecedented solidarity move" to help get national leagues completed.

UEFA said in a statement: "The health of all those involved in the game is the priority, as well as to avoid placing any unnecessary pressure on national public services involved in staging matches. The move will help all domestic competitions, currently on hold due to the COVID-19 emergency, to be completed."

It added it would continue to examine possibilities for this season’s Champions League and Europa League competitions.

However, EURO 2020 Play-off matches and international friendlies, scheduled for the end of March, will now be played in the international window at the start of June, subject to a review of the situation, UEFA added.