MELBOURNE, July 15 — Australia's football top flight has moved its playoffs and championship-deciding “Grand Final” back a week as part of a schedule rejig amid a spike in Covid-19 infections, Football Federation Australia said today. The A-League's regular season, which resumes on Friday...
Wednesday, 15 Jul 2020 10:42 AM MYT
MELBOURNE, July 15 — Australia's football top flight has moved its playoffs and championship-deciding “Grand Final” back a week as part of a schedule rejig amid a spike in Covid-19 infections, Football Federation Australia said today. “We have been able to keep in place 20 of the 27 matches that we announced previously,” FFA Head of Leagues Greg O'Rourke said.
Clusters of infections have since appeared across Sydney in recent days, prompting the A-League to draw up contingencies to move teams to Queensland if necessary.
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