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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Dan Kilpatrick

Bundesliga follows Europe's top-five leagues in postponing during coronavirus outbreak

The top two divisions in Germany on Friday followed English football in suspending all fixtures until next month due to coronavirus.

The Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 will not resume until at least April 2 as the global pandemic continues to sweep through Europe.

Three second-division players in Germany have tested positive for the virus.

The Bundesliga had put off suspending the league, but the decision now means all of Europe's top five leagues will not play games for the foreseeable future – including the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Ligue 1.

The decision comes hours before Fortuna were due to host Paderborn, which was scheduled to kick off at 7:30pm GMT this evening.

La Liga was suspended for "at least two weeks" on Thursday, while the FA, Premier League, EFL, Women's Super League and Women’s Championship collectively agreed to postpone all fixtures until April 3 at the earliest.

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