Professional football in Spain will remain suspended until further notice to limit the spread of coronavirus, La Liga and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced on Monday.
La Liga and the RFEF said matches in the top two divisions will only resume when the Spanish government decide there is no longer any health risk.
Fixtures had
previously been suspended for two weeks from March 12 but there was no
expectation they would restart this weekend, with the crisis continuing to
escalate.
The total number of
deaths due to coronavirus in Spain passed 2,000 on Sunday, making it the third
worst-affected country in the world, behind only Italy and China.
The Spanish
government declared a state of alarm on March 14 and intends to extend the
lockdown imposed on the population until at least April 11.
A joint statement
from La Liga and the RFEF read: “The Monitoring Commission established by the
current RFEF-La Liga Coordination Agreement agrees the suspension of
professional football competitions until the authorities of the Government of
Spain and the General Administration of the State consider they can be resumed
without creating any health risk.”