The SFA and SPFL have this afternoon announced Scottish Football will be shut down until further notice.
Statement: ‘The Joint Response Group can confirm the decision of the Scottish FA Board to suspend ALL domestic professional and grassroots football under the jurisdiction of the Scottish FA until further notice.’
— stephen.mcgowan (@mcgowan_stephen) March 13, 2020
‘The Scottish FA and SPFL will continue to liaise with governments and UEFA in relation to domestic, European and International fixtures in the coming days and more information will be communicated at the appropriate time.’
— stephen.mcgowan (@mcgowan_stephen) March 13, 2020
This comes after last night’s statement saying they were pressing ahead with the weekend’s ties before potentially playing games behind closed doors.
The football will stop as social distancing comes into place over the next few days and weeks to prevent the virus from spreading at the rate we’ve seen in Italy.
The Glasgow Derby was set for Sunday but will now likely be played when the season can get back underway.
These are unprecedented times and the clubs will be scrambling to figure out how to deal with the situation. Money will be lost and players staying fit for when the season does resume will be an issue.
Right now, the health of the players and supporters attending games has to be the main priority. We could not continue to bury our heads in the sand.
We’ll have more news on this in the coming days.
