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Major League Soccer is suspending its season for 30 days amid the mounting coronavirus health crisis, the league announced.

The NBA suspended its season Wednesday night, and the NCAA plans to hold its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments later this month without fans in attendance. NHL and MLB decision-makers were huddling Thursday to discuss how the coronavirus pandemic would affect those leagues’ regular seasons.

“Our clubs were united today in the decision to temporarily suspend our season — based on the advice and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and other public health authorities, and in the best interest of our fans, players, officials and employees,” MLS commissioner Don Garber said in a statement.

The MLS season just began two weeks ago. Jorge Mas, co-owner of expansion team Inter Miami, said he expects the full 34-match season to be played.

“We think it is a prudent decision by the league, because obviously we want to protect our players and protect our fans as much as is possible for us to undertake,” Mas said.

In addition, the U.S. Soccer Federation canceled exhibitions in March and April for its women’s and men’s national teams. The women had been slated to face Australia at Sandy, Utah, on April 10 and Brazil four days later at San Jose, California. The men had been scheduled to play the Netherlands in Eindhoven on March 26 and Wales four days later in Cardiff, preparation for the scheduled start of World Cup qualifying in September.

With AP