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PFA calls for emergency meeting over financial impact of coronavirus on Premier League and Football League clubs

The Professional Footballers' Association has called for a meeting with the sport's top authorities over the financial crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

The Premier League was suspended on March 13 after both Mikel Arteta and Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive for the illness, followed by the rest of the English footballing pyramid in the subsequent days.

That stoppage has had a devastating effects on the economic health of many clubs due to the loss of match-day income, especially in the lower leagues where such revenue is vital to day-to-day life.

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