Official: "La Liga" championships suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak

"After a meeting with the Spanish government, the leadership of "La Liga" officially announced that they are suspending both the first and second division of the country's football. Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, the "La Liga" and "La Liga 2" competitions will not take place for at least two weeks. Earlier, "La Liga" leadership had decided to play the next two weeks without fans, but due to the coronavirus outbreak in Spain, even greater safety measures have been taken. Furthermore, it was announced on Thursday afternoon that the Madrid team "Real" will have to live in quarantine conditions for the next 15 days, as one of the basketball players from the Madrid club tested positive for COVID-19. Spain is the second country after Italy to suspend football competitions." Official statement. LaLiga confirms suspension of the competition for Matchdays 28 and 29. ???? https://t.co/8PugprnNoP pic.twitter.com/lkAlD64WUA — LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) March 12, 2020