The Spanish Football Association has announced that the Copa del Rey final between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Head of the Spanish Football Associatio, Luis Rubiales, confirmed that the match, due to be held on April 18, and that the association will wait "as long as it takes until fans can be in the stands."

Spain has 1,622 cases of the virus as of the time of the announcement.

Coronavirus sporting updates

Football: Roma not allowed to travel to Spain for their Europa League match against Sevilla.

Golf: Indian Open postponed due to virus fears.

Athletics: Reports that officials will recommend the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics.

GAA: Player from Meath GAA club Simonstown Gaels tests positive for coronavirus.

Football: Manchester City v Arsenal postponed over coronavirus fears, after Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis attended Arsenal-Olympiakos and has since been diagnosed with the virus.

Tuesday March 10 and earlier

Football: Linfield confirm that one of their players has been diagnosed with coronavirus.

Football: Republic of Ireland's Euro 2020 play-off against Slovakia on will be played behind closed doors.

Football: The Spanish players union has called for all games in the country to be postponed.

Football: PSG ultras pledge to defy ban.

Football: Nottingham Forest and Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis has coronavirus.

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