Covid-19: DFL suspends Matchday 26 and plans to continue suspension until 02/04/2020

"In view of the dynamics of today's day with new Coronavirus cases and corresponding suspected cases directly related to the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga, the Executive Committee of the DFL has decided at short notice to postpone Matchday 26, which originally began today, in both leagues. In addition, the Committee will recommend, as planned, that the general meeting of professional clubs, which will be held next Monday, continue the suspension of match operations until 02/04/2020 - i.e. including the international match break," announced the German Professional Football League, following an extraordinary meeting of its Executive Committee justified by the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on 13/03/2020.

"The background to this is, among other things, that during the course of the day suspicions of Coronavirus infection have arisen in the vicinity of several clubs and their teams and further cases of infection cannot be ruled out. Previously, in the 2/Bundesliga, following the professional team of Hanover 96, the local health authorities also ordered domestic quarantine for the entire…