What is the likelihood of football's European Championship being affected by the outbreak? Could it be moved, changed or even called off?
“Let’s try to be optimistic.”
That was the message of UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin when he spoke at his organisation’s annual congress in Amsterdam at the beginning of March 2020.
He was referring to the novel coronavirus, Covid-19, the spread of which threatens to have a severe impact on Euro 2020 - UEFA’s flagship international tournament - this summer.
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“We are dealing with it and we are confident we can deal with it,” Ceferin said.