体坛英语资讯：Colombia says football unlikely to resume before July
<p><span word="BOGOTA">BOGOTA</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 21-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Colombian">Colombian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ruled">ruled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prospect">prospect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="restarting">restarting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="March">March</span> 13 <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strict">strict</span> <span word="lockdown">lockdown</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Ivan">Ivan</span> <span word="Duque">Duque</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="principal">principal</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="league">league</span>, <span word="Dimayor">Dimayor</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="permission">permission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resume">resume</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span>, <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="ruin">ruin</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stoppage">stoppage</span> <span word="continues">continues</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="irresponsible">irresponsible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="doors">doors</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span>," <span word="Duque">Duque</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Dimayor">Dimayor</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prioritize">prioritize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="players">players</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span>, <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Ernesto">Ernesto</span> <span word="Luceno">Luceno</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restart">restart</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="August">August</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span>.</p><p><span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="has">has</span> 4,149 <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> 196 <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="figures">figures</span>.</p>
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