The United States Soccer Federation has decided to scrap four upcoming national team matches because of the worsening coronavirus pandemic, multiple sources told Yahoo Sports on Thursday morning.
The U.S. men will not travel to Europe later this month for friendlies against the Netherlands and Wales. Additionally, the world champion U.S. women’s national team’s games against Australia and Brazil, scheduled for April 10 in Sandy, Utah and April 14 in San Jose, California, are also going to be called off, the sources said.
U.S. Soccer is expected to announce the cancellations on Thursday morning. There was no immediate word on if CONCACAF’s Olympic qualifying tournament, set to run March 20 to April 1 in Guadalajara Mexico, would go ahead as planned, but that seems highly unlikely at this point.
The USSF’s news comes on the heels of the NBA’s decision late Wednesday to postpone its season indefinitely after learning that a player had tested positive for coronavirus, or COVID-19. MLS will also temporarily shut down, Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl reported on Thursday. The NHL is expected to follow suit as early as Thursday afternoon.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
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