Swiss league matches called off after government bans large events


BERN (Reuters) - The Swiss soccer league (SFL) has called off all of the weekend's football matches after the government banned large events expected to draw more than 1,000 people as a measure to curb the new coronavirus epidemic.

The SFL also said that it would have to consider playing future matches behind closed doors in order to finish the season.

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