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Premier League set to meet TODAY to decide future of the season amid the coronavirus crisis... with clubs likely to decide they want to see out the rest of the current campaign

Daily Mail | March 19, 2020

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The Premier League is set to hold a conference call on Thursday morning to discuss the future of the division amid the coronavirus crisis.

There has not been a game played in the division since Monday last week, when Leicester City beat Aston Villa 4-0, with fixtures falling by the wayside over the last week and a half.

The first game to be called off was Manchester City against Arsenal last Wednesday, and then the entire league was postponed on Friday after Mikel Arteta tested positive for coronavirus.

Richard Masters, the Premier League chief executive, is chairing a meeting on Thursday
The league are likely to look at their possible routes going forward amid the coronavirus crisis

There is currently a hope that the Premier League will return to action on April 4 although that seems unlikely given the current situation in the United Kingdom.

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