Euros postponed until next summer amid coronavirus pandemic

The Norwegian FA on Tuesday tweeted that the UEFA has decided that the Euros will now be played from June 11 next year.

Nyon (Switzerland): Norway's football association on Tuesday announced that Euro 2020 has been postponed by one year until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Norwegian FA on Tuesday tweeted that the UEFA has decided that the Euros will now be played from June 11 next year.

• UEFA har bestemt at EM utsettes til 2021. Det skal spilles fra 11. juni til 11. juli neste år. Mer informasjon kommer.

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  UEFA har bestemt at EM utsettes til 2021. Det skal spilles fra 11. juni til 11. juli neste år. Mer informasjon kommer.

  — NorgesFotballforbund (@nff_info) March 17, 2020

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  UEFA har bestemt at EM utsettes til 2021. Det skal spilles fra 11. juni til 11. juli neste år. Mer informasjon kommer.

  — NorgesFotballforbund (@nff_info) March 17, 2020

"UEFA has decided that the Euros should be postponed until 2021. It will be played from 11 June to 11 July next year," the Norwegian FA tweeted. The Euros were originally scheduled to be held from June 12 to July 12 this year.

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European football's governing body had invited representatives of its member associations and boards of the European Club Association and the European Leagues and a representative of FIFPro, to a video conference meeting on Tuesday where the decision was taken.

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The decision frees up the calendar to give the continent's national leagues and the UEFA Champions League and Europa League a chance to reach completion. It also gives member nation and two-time champions Italy the time to recover for the tournament. The country is among the worst affected by the virus with over 350 deaths reported in the last 24 hours.