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		</div><p>Leagues and clubs across Europe have been warned that cancelling competitions due to the coronavirus pandemic at this stage is <em>“premature”</em> and “<em>unjustified”.</em></p>
<p>The Belgian top flight became the first to conclude its campaign on Thursday, with Club Brugge declared national champions.</p>
<p>A letter from the presidents of European governing body UEFA, the European Club Association and the European Leagues group to national associations, leagues and clubs said cancellation should be a <em>“last resort”</em>, and said plans are being worked on for play to continue into July and August, with the Champions League and Europa League to be completed afterwards.</p>
<p><em>“With no unity and no solidarity, nobody will be able to get out of the crisis as we are all interdependent,”</em> the letter warns.</p>
<p>A working group is looking at the fixture calendar, and the letter stated it will advise as soon as possible – and ideally by the middle of May – about which plan for resumption to follow.</p>
<p><em>“Their work is now focusing on scenarios encompassing the months of July and August, including the possibility that the UEFA competitions restart after the completion of domestic leagues,”</em> the letter continued.</p>
<p><em>“A joint management of calendars is strictly required as the conclusion of the current season must be co-ordinated with the start of the new one, which may be partly impacted because of the overstretch.</em></p>
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<p>Communication à la suite du Conseil d’Administration de la Pro League</p>
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<p>&mdash; Pro League â½ï¸ð§ðª (@ProLeagueBE) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProLeagueBE/status/1245681337899667456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 2, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><em>“Stopping competitions should really be the last resort after acknowledging that no calendar alternative would allow to conclude the season.”</em></p>
<p>The recipients of the letter were also warned that cutting leagues short unilaterally would cast doubt on clubs’ eligibility to enter European competition next season.</p>
<p><em>“Since participation in UEFA club competitions is determined by the sporting result achieved at the end of a full domestic competition, a premature termination would cast doubts about the fulfilment of such condition,”</em> the letter added.</p>
<p><em>“UEFA reserves the right to assess the entitlement of clubs to be admitted to the 2020-21 UEFA club competitions, in accordance with the relevant applicable competition regulations.”</em></p>
<p>A second working group has been set up by UEFA to look at the economic and regulatory impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, including the issue of standard player contracts which expire on June 30.</p>
<p>On Wednesday UEFA postponed international matches due to be played in June, including the Euro 2020 play-off ties, clearing the way for domestic league action should circumstances allow football to return by then.</p>
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