Coronavirus forcing Uefa into crisis talks as Euro 2020 fears mount

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Uefa is consulting government ministers around the continent about the threat of coronavirus to Euro 2020 and other fixtures in the football calendar.

While the governing body is insistent the competition will kick off in Rome on June 12, sources on the political side maintain there is a definite possibility the tournament could be altered or even postponed.

 

The spread of coronavirus has already played as much havoc with the sporting calendar as the rest of the world, most notably in Europe with the Six Nations Ireland vs Italy fixture on March 6 being cancelled, and Serie A matches getting postponed and now being forced behind closed doors.

 

 

hat makes the unique structure of this year’s European Championship a particular issue. For the first time ever, the event will be spread around 12 countries, and it is estimated that as many as 2.5million fans from around the world will travel. The effect on the spread of the virus could be huge, and many medical experts see this as the worst possible structure of a tournament at such a time.

 

The problem is that is still almost totally unknown whether the virus can be contained in that time, or it will continue to spread. As one source says “it’s totally up in the air”.