BRUSSELS (Belgium): Belgian football was put on hold on Thursday until May 1 to combat the spread of the coronavirus, the national association said.
“In the meantime our crisis team will be looking at different scenarios concerning finalising competitions,” the association said in a statement.
As a result the Belgian Cup final between Club Brugge and Antwerp scheduled for March 22 has been postponed.
The end of season title play-offs to determine who wins the championship have yet to start and the association will have to decide whether they can go ahead.
So far Belgium has 1,795 COVID-19 infections, and 21 deaths.
Turkey suspends Super Lig
Turkey’s Super Lig was suspended indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic, the sports minister announced on Thursday, after the football federation came under fire for insisting games go ahead.
“We decided all together to suspend the league,” Sports Minister Mehmet Kasapoglu said in a televised speech after meeting with the chiefs of the football, volleyball and basketball federations.
Turkish Football Federation chief Nihat Ozdemir said the period of suspension would be decided later.
Super Lig games have so far gone ahead behind closed doors despite criticism from players and coaches.
Former Nigeria international John Obi Mikel quit Turkish football club Trabzonspor because he did not want to play in the midst of the pandemic.
