Official: The European Football Championship will not take place this summer.

On Tuesday, UEFA held an extraordinary video conference with representatives of European football leagues and federations to discuss possible scenarios for addressing the situation created by the coronavirus.

As could be expected, UEFA decided to postpone the upcoming European football championship to next year, as announced by the Norwegian Football Association.

This means that at least the major European leagues will be able to extend their seasons and finish them in the summer.

This year's European football championship was supposed to take place in 12 cities, with the start scheduled for June 12.

The European Championship will take place around the same time in 2021 - from June 11 to July 11.

UEFA today announced the postponement of UEFA EURO 2020.

A working group has been set up with the participation of leagues and club representatives to examine calendar solutions that would allow for the completion of the current season...

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— UEFA (@UEFA) March 17, 2020