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In this photo taken on Friday, March 27, 2020, a fan of Belshina Bobruisk team cheers during the Belarus Championship soccer match between Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino and Belshina Bobruisk in the town of Zhodino, Belarus. Longtime Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is proudly keeping soccer and hockey arenas open even though most sports around the world have shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Sports make political point for Belarus amid virus outbreak

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 11, 2015 file photo, Bayern fans wave flags and scarfs before their Champions League soccer match against Shakhtar Donetsk in Munich, southern Germany. Even though the protests have stopped amid the coronavirus outbreak, many Bayern Munich fans are still pushing for their club to take its Qatari sponsor to task for human rights abuses in the country. Bayern is sponsored by state-owned carrier Qatar Airways and has been holding mid-season training camps in the Persian Gulf country since 2011.(AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson, file)

Fans continue to question Bayern Munich’s silence on Qatar

By CIARÁN FAHEY - Associated Press

Carli Lloyd adapting to unfamiliar circumstances

By TOM RIMBACK - Associated Press

Delaware court rejects appeal in soccer tournament shootings

By RANDALL CHASE - Associated Press

UEFA postpones Euro 2020 by 1 year because of pandemic

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

A locked gate is seen by the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City was due to play Burnley in an English Premier League soccer match Saturday March 14, 2020, after all English soccer games were cancelled due to the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. For most people, the new COVID-19 coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, but for some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

The Latest: First NHL player has coronavirus

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Fans of Brazil's Gremio pose for a photo prior to a Copa Libertadores soccer match against Internacional at Gremio Arena in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Thursday, March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Liamara Polli)

The Latest: T-Wolves’ Towns donating $100K to Mayo Clinic

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

View of the meeting of European soccer leaders at the congress of the UEFA governing body in Amsterdam's Beurs van Berlage, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong )

Swiss soccer president Blanc tests positive for coronavirus

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A supporter leans on a wooden cross which reads &quot;The truth will win&quot; as he protests against the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange outside Belmarsh Magistrates Court in London, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. The U.S. government and Assange will face off Monday over extradition, a decade after WikiLeaks infuriated American officials by publishing a trove of classified government documents. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Premier League, Champions League call off matches

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, March 12, 2020 file photo shows a sign taped by Eintracht fans on a wall of the stadium during a Europa League round of 16, 1st leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Basel in Frankfurt, Germany. All Champions League and Europa League games were postponed by UEFA on Friday March 13, 2020 because of the coronavirus outbreak. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Virus outbreak tests limits of soccer’s World Cup schedule

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Thursday Sports in Brief

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A Borussia fan dressed as ghost stands in front of the stadium prior the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and 1.FC Cologne in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. It is the first Bundesliga match played behind closed doors without spectators due to the coronavirus outbreak. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Bundesliga games under threat as coronavirus spreads

By CIARÁN FAHEY - Associated Press

A sign at T-Mobile Arena advertises the cancellation of the Pac-12 men's basketball tournament amid coronavirus fears Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Las Vegas. The vast majority of people recover from the new virus. According to the World Health Organization, people with mild illness recover in about two weeks, while those with more severe illness may take three to six weeks to recover. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Scrubbed: March Madness leads long list of canceled sports

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema reacts at the end of La Liga soccer match between Betis and Real Madrid at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Sunday, March. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti)

4 top teams self-isolate, CL games off as virus hits soccer

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Girl whose family fled Myanmar to play soccer in college

By LORI RILEY - Associated Press

A view of the empty Juventus stadium, as a measure against coronavirus contagion, prior to the Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Inter, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, March 8, 2020. Serie A played on Sunday despite calls from Italy’s sports minister and players’ association president to suspend the games in Italy’s top soccer division. (Marco Alpozzi/LaPresse via AP)

Sporting events in Italy to be halted because of virus

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

Landon Donovan, left, looks on alongside assistant coaches Nate Miller, center, and Carrie Taylor, right, during a scrimmage, Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in Chula Vista, Calif. Donovan, one of the greatest U.S. soccer players of all time, has revived his passion for the game as coach of the expansion San Diego Loyal of the professional second-division United Soccer League. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Donovan starts new chapter as coach of San Diego Loyal

By BERNIE WILSON - Associated Press

FIFA President Gianni Infantino addresses a meeting of European soccer leaders at the congress of the UEFA governing body in Amsterdam's Beurs van Berlage, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Swiss prosecutor disciplined for misconduct in FIFA case

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Union fans on the tribune display a banner reading &quot;Son of a bitch&quot; against TSG Hoffenheim club patron Dietmar Hopp during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and VfL Wolfsburg, in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, March 1, 2020. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP)

Showdown with soccer fans leads to chaos in Germany

By CIARÁN FAHEY - Associated Press

Concussion substitutes could be trialed in Olympics soccer

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press