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The Netherlands on Friday announced ending early the 2019-2020 professional football season as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Unfortunately, with the cabinet’s most recent corona measures, it has become impossible to complete the 2019/2020 season of professional football competitions in time,” the top-tier Dutch division Eredivisie said in a statement on its website.
The statement said there will be no champions in both the Eredivisie and the second-tier Keuken Kampioen Divisie and none of the leading clubs in these leagues will be named 2020 champs.
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