LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Major League Soccer suspended all games for at least 30 days today due to the coronavirus outbreak.
“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, and in the best interest of our fans, players, officials and employees,” MLS Commissioner Don Garber said. “We'd like to thank our fans for their continued support during this challenging time.”
League officials said they would communicate plans for the continuation of the 2020 season “at the appropriate time.”
Los Angeles has two MLS teams. The Galaxy were scheduled to fly our of Los Angeles on Thursday for a Saturday game with Inter in Miami in Ft. Lauderdale, but that flight was canceled.
Los Angeles Football Club was scheduled to play Mexico's Cruz Azul at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in a CONCACAF Champions League game at Banc of California Stadium. That is not an MLS game, but it was also canceled Thursday
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, the regions' governing body for soccer, announced the suspension of the tournament.
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