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'We will propose to postpone Euro 2020' - Italian FA to make UEFA request

Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina says they will ask UEFA to postpone this summer’s European Championship in an attempt to ease fixture congestion caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

The FIGC will propose the idea at a UEFA meeting on Tuesday, where talks are set to take place to decide how the remainder of the 2019-20 campaign will be resolved.

UEFA has invited members of all 55 associations across Europe to attend the meeting via video conference, to discuss the ongoing developments with the spread of coronavirus.

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