COVID-19: English FA Cancels All Football Results
"Our primary concern will always be for the safety and welfare of clubs, players, staff, officials, volunteers and supporters during ...
"Our primary concern will always be for the safety and welfare of clubs, players, staff, officials, volunteers and supporters during ...
The English FA has issued a statement officially cancelling all football in England below the three divisions that make up the National League setting aside all results from previous games.
According to the statements issued by the FA and published by the BBC Sport, it reads:
"These are challenging circumstances for English football and all decisions taken are in the best interests of the game," said an FA statement.
"Our primary concern will always be for the safety and welfare of clubs, players, staff, officials, volunteers and supporters during this unprecedented time.
"Today's steps take into account the financial impact during this uncertain period, whilst considering the fairest method on how the sporting outcomes for the season will be decided, with the integrity of the leagues in mind."
The decision applies to steps three to seven in men's non-league football which contains 91 leagues.
All "grassroots" divisions below these tiers have also finished, but it has still yet to be decided whether these seasons are to be voided.
A planned restructure of the non-league system at lower levels has now been delayed until 2021-22.
In women's football, tiers three to seven have also ended.
The coronavirus had a negative effect on football in England and sports generally, with lots of clubs crying out on financial implication of the actions of the FA.