Coronavirus: live updates and latest news

An unnamed Manchester City playerhas self-isolated as a precaution after a member of his family fell ill with a respiratory illness.

Here's Arsenal's statement on Mikel Arteta and the measures the club is taking to combat the coronavirus pandemic:

"Our London Colney training centre has been closed after head coach Mikel Arteta received a positive COVID-19 result this evening.

Arsenal personnel who had recent close contact with Mikel will now self-isolate in line with Government health guidelines. We expect this to be a significant number of people from Colney, including the full first-team squad and coaching staff, as well as a smaller number of people from our Hale End Academy which we have also temporarily closed as a precaution.
 
We expect those who did not have close contact with Mikel to return to work in the coming days. In the meantime our Colney and Hale End training centres will undergo a deep clean and our other club sites are operating as normal.
 
Managing director Vinai Venkatesham said: “The health of our people and the wider public is our priority and that is where our focus is. Our thoughts are with Mikel who is disappointed but in good spirits. We are in active dialogue with all the relevant people to manage this situation appropriately, and we look forward to getting back to training and playing as soon as medical advice allows.”
 
Head of football Raul Sanllehi added: “Mikel and the full first-team squad, players and staff, will be fully supported, and we look forward to getting back to training and playing as soon as medical advice allows. Obviously Mikel’s full recovery is the priority now for us all.”

We will work with Public Health England on the next steps in regard to our facilities and staff, and with the Premier League, Football Association and relevant clubs around our forthcoming matches in the Premier League and Emirates FA Cup.  

It is clear we will not be able to play some fixtures on their currently scheduled dates. We will update supporters who have tickets for forthcoming games with more information as soon as possible.
 
We are now working to trace any other people who have had recent close contact with Mikel.  We will let them know what has happened and they should follow the NHS guidance which is likely to recommend self-isolation.
 
Mikel said: “This is really disappointing but I took the test after feeling poorly. I will be at work as soon as I’m allowed.”

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Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic admitted that he used the same exercise equipments as basketball player Trey Thompkins, who has tested positive for coronavirus but insists he feels fine...

Liverpool have announced that the charity game between LFC and Barcelona legends, which was due to take place on 28 March at Anfield has been called off due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Real Madrid basketball team player Trey Thompkins, who is in self-isolation, has responded to all of the people wishing him well. 

We're still waiting on any kind of official announcement on Euro 2020, but under the circumstances and given that the tournament is due to be played in 12 countries, including Italy, Ireland, Spain and the UK, it seems increasingly likely that it will be postponed until 2021. 

MLS becomes the latest league to suspend all games, shutting down for an initial period of 30 days, while Argentina announces a behind closed doors policy for now. 

With no news yet on whether Barcelona-Napoli and Bayern Munich-Chelsea will be going ahead, it's business as usual for Quique Setién's squad for now. 

As has the return leg between Juventus and Lyon, scheduled for the same day. 

As anticipated, the Champions League match between Manchester City and Real Madrid scheduled for next Tuesday 17 March has been called off.  

In other sports news, the Australian Grand Prix is now under threat of cancellation after McLaren announced their withdrawal due to a case of coronavirus within their team. 

The Premier League could be the next competition to implement measures such as closed doors games or postponements after three Leicester players have been isolated. 

After Denmark became the second country in Europe to announce a large-scale lock down, including halting all football for two weeks, it is expected England's pre-Euro 2020 friendly on 31 March will be cancelled. 

Sampdoria have confirmed that striker Manolo Gabbiadini has tested positive for Covid-19. The club have shut down training indefinitely.  

Football: UEFA are set to officially announce the postponement of the Champions League and Europa League in a statement. Next week, the games between Real Madrid and Manchester City will not be played and neither will the Barcelona and Napoli game. More on that here. 

Football: Two Real Sociedad players from their women's team have tested positive for coronavirus. 

Football: Reports breaking that Champions League and Europa League will be suspended immediately with an announcement imminent.

Formula 1: McLaren have pulled out of from the Australian Grand Prix after a team member tested positive for COVID-19. 

Calls have been made for sanctions to Atlético Madrid striker Diego Costa, after the player walked through the mixed zone following the game against Liverpool and coughed for a laugh as coronavirus spreads across Europe. You can see the video here. 

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LaLiga has confirmed that the next two gameweek fixtures will be suspended as Spain struggles to deal with the coronavirus. EuroLeague has also been suspended after a Real Madrid basketball player tested positive for coronavirus.

Cristiano Ronaldo will remain in quarantine in his native Madeira after one Juventus player Daniele Ruganis tested positive for coronavirus. More on that here. 

Real Madrid have confirmed that both the football and basketball teams have been placed self-isolation for 15 days after a basketball player tested positive for coronavirus. More on that here.