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'I think the game took the right decision... once the sporting integrity starts to get damaged then you look at what you do': Tranmere owner and ex-FA chief Mark Palios welcomes move to postpone football season in light of worldwide coronavirus pandemic

Tranmere owner and former FA chief Mark Palios has praised the move to postpone the football season as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Premier League and EFL postponed football until at least April 3 after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was diagnosed with the virus.

That decision is due to be reviewed in the coming weeks, with doubts over whether the football season will even continue at all.

Tranmere owner Mark Palios agreed with postponing football to protect sporting integrity

Palios told Football Focus that it was a 'logical' decision to postpone the football season after looking at what has happened over the past several days and believed that sporting integrity needed to be protected.