International Champions Cup postponed amid coronavirus pandemic

This year's International Champions Cup (ICC) exhibition has been canceled due to the coronavirus, the marketing company that owns and operates the competition announced on Friday, according to foreign media.

"The lack of clarity of when social distancing and shelter-in-place restrictions will be lifted and the uncertain international football calendar" made the staging of the tournament "unfeasible," relevent Sports chief executive Daniel Sillman said in a statement.

Many of Europe's currently-suspended domestic leagues, as well as the European Champions League, hope eventually to complete their seasons this year.

The ICC, which began in 2013, has been played in July and August in the United States and beyond.

It has featured most of Europe's leading clubs, and many of the games have attracted massive crowds.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged in late 2019 in China's Hubei province, and the virus has spread to 210 countries and territories since then.