The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ The Swiss soccer league will restart several days earlier than planned to help Europa League contender Basel cope with a backlog of matches in August.
The restart amid the coronavirus pandemic was set for June 19-21 in the top two divisions. The Swiss soccer federation now says Basel’s Swiss Cup quarterfinal match against Lausanne Sport will be played without fans on June 14 instead of the Aug.
5-6 dates for the other quarterfinal matches. Basel is scheduled to resume play in the Europa League in early August. It holds a 3-0 lead over Eintracht Frankfurt from the first leg of the round of 16.