FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Nations League - League C - Group 2 - Estonia v Finland - A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia - October 12, 2018 Finland's Tim Sparv celebrates after the match REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Finland's soccer players were looking forward to competing at the finals of a major tournament for the first time ever in June, but captain Tim Sparv said it was right to postpone the Euro 2020 Championship to protect fans from the coronavirus.
The towering 33-year-old, who plays for FC Midtjylland in Denmark, was out training by himself when the news broke via the Norwegian FA that the tournament was to be postponed by a year.
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