MLS suspends season as coronavirus outbreak hits US sporting calendar

MLS suspends season as coronavirus outbreak hits US sporting calendar

12-Mar-2020 17:00:03 | The Guardian

  • League suspends season for 30 days over Covid-19 outbreak
  • David Beckham’s Inter Miami had been due for home opener
  • NBA season had already announced suspension of season
  • Uncertainty remains over NHL and MLB seasons

David Beckham will have to wait for his new Major League Soccer team, Inter Miami, to make their home debut after the league announced it is suspending the season for 30 days as the coronavirus outbreak spreads across North America.

“Our clubs were united today in the decision to temporarily suspend our season based on the advice and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Agency of Canada and other public health authorities,” the MLS commissioner, Don Garber, said in a statement on Thursday.

Related: NBA suspends season until further notice amid coronavirus outbreak

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