UEFA cancels 2020/21 Youth League due to coronavirus and its effects on the staging of competitions.
The UEFA Executive Committee on Wednesday decided to cancel this season of the UEFA Youth League due to corona pandemic and its effects on the staging of competitions. Earlier, The committee had decided lto amend the format of the competition and to delay its start, but the various measures imposed by health authorities around Europe have continued to evolve since then.
Travelling restrictions affecting participating clubs create major difficulties for organising their matches and two clubs have already withdrawn from the competition. According to the UEFA Executive Committee, there is no possibility to further postpone the start of the competition and that the health and safety of youth players must be given the highest possible priority.
According to the release, both the UEFA Club Competitions Committee and the European Club Association were consulted and supported the idea to exceptionally cancel this season's UEFA Youth League as the conditions to restart this international youth competition are not met in the current circumstances.
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