Michael Moynihan: The rights and wrongs of the big call to cancel events

The news that Uefa has decided to postpone this year’s European championships for a year feels like the right call — maybe the only call — but those decisions aren’t always to clear-cut.
Michael Moynihan: The rights and wrongs of the big call to cancel events
Wed, 18 Mar, 2020 - 11:51
Michael Moynihan

Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

The news that Uefa has decided to postpone this year’s European championships for a year feels like the right call — maybe the only call — but those decisions aren’t always to clear-cut.

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