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Stop all football in Europe! French President Emmanuel Macron 'wants other top-flight leagues to follow his country's example by ending the season NOW with France's sports minister in talks with Spain, Germany and Italy governments about doing so'

French President Emmanuel Macron is imploring his counterparts in Europe to block any plans for the football season to restart in their respective countries, according to reports.

On Tuesday it was announced that the top two divisions in France - Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 - will not resume after France banned all sporting events, including behind closed doors, until September.

French football's governing body had hoped to resume the season on June 17 and finish the campaign on July 25. Football was suspended indefinitely in France on 13 March.

The French government want other European countries to follow their lead with Ligue 1 and cancel their top-flight leagues this season due to the coronavirus pandemic

On Wednesday night, Le Parisien claimed that Macron now wants England, Germany, Italy and Spain to follow his lead in by not allowing any professional to return for the 2019-20 campaign.