MLS announced Thursday that it is suspending the 2020 season for at least 30 days, bowing to concerns over the spread of COVID-19, more commonly referred to as the “coronavirus.” The suspension will take place immediately, meaning matches will not take place this weekend. Concacaf Champions League, as well as upcoming United States men’s and women’s friendlies in March and April, were also called off.
The spread of the outbreak — the World Health Organization officially termed it a pandemic Wednesday — had already caused MLS games in Seattle and San Jose to be postponed.