The FA, Premier League, EFL and FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship have collectively agreed to postpone the professional game in England until 3 April at the earliest.

This action, which will be kept under constant review, has been taken due to the increasing numbers of clubs taking steps to isolate their players and staff because of the Covid-19 virus. 

It will also apply to all England team fixtures at every level and all FA competitions including the FA Cup and the Women’s FA Cup, along with academy and youth-team matches.

The decision is being made purely on the number of cases requiring self-isolation and the impact on facilities. Given the steps being taken across clubs, there is no alternative but for today’s action.  However, all parties are committed at this time to trying to complete this season’s domestic fixture programme and are liaising to establish appropriate options to do so.

The FA is liaising with the National League pyramids (men’s and women’s) and will continue to offer guidance and support. At this moment in time the decision does not affect local grassroots football and we are anticipating fixtures to go ahead in the Herefordshire FA County League, Herefordshire FA Development League, Herefordshire Junior League and Herefordshire Girls League this weekend. Any decisions related to these competitions will be made by the leagues as autonomous bodies and further information will be provided as it is known. Thanks for your understanding during what is a rapidly changing situation.

With respect to the senior men’s fixtures against Italy and Denmark at Wembley Stadium, refunds will be processed to all ticket buyers within 14 working days. 

Monies will be returned to the card used to make the original booking. The refund process for England’s MU21 and MU20 home fixtures is still to be confirmed.

UEFA had already confirmed that all Elite Round qualifiers across U17 and U19 age groups had been postponed. Europe’s governing body will meet on Tuesday to discuss further implications for international football including national-team and club competitions.

We will continue to monitor all Government advice with the situation under constant review, with the priority being the health and well-being of all.  Further updates will follow in due course.