In connection with the situation with the coronavirus, FIFA has made a number of important decisions
The International Football Federation has approved carryover of Euro 2020 next year.
On March 18 Bureau of the FIFA Council chaired by the organization's president, Gianni Infantino, convened by teleconference to discuss the exceptional circumstances caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
As a result of the meeting its participants unanimously made the decision:
1) to include the new dates of the Copa America 2020 and Euro 2020 (June 11 - July 11, 2021) in the international calendar of matches and later to approve another date for the new Club World Cup, which was to take place in June - July 2021;
2) create a FIFA Confederation Working Group to monitor the development of the coronavirus situation, close cooperation and a concerted approach to addressing the effects of the pandemic:
- regarding the competition calendar: provide appropriate global solutions for tournaments of all levels, taking into account the needs of all stakeholders and keeping the health of all participants a top priority;
- regarding player transfers: evaluate the need for temporary changes to the FIFA Players' Status and Transfers Regulations to protect the interests of both players and clubs and to adjust the timing of player registration;
- in relation to the support fund: assess the economic losses that football organizations on each continent will face in order to analyze the need to establish a fund to support them globally, and to identify specific mechanisms for this support.
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