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With the majority of European leagues suspended due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, UEFA revealed today that they had made the decision to postpone Euro 2020 by 12 months. 

The 24-team tournament was originally scheduled to take place in locations across Europe in June and July this year but has now been pushed back to the summer of 2021.

According to a statement from the UEFA website, the decision was made in order to give priority to the completion of domestic competitions–with fixtures across the continent currently suspended due to the outbreak of the virus.

It is a move that makes a lot of sense but one that will no doubt be frustrating to football fans and players across the continent, as excitement for the upcoming tournament had really started to build.

It may, however, prove positive for Fulham.

Scott Parker is blessed with arguably one of the best squads in the Championship and that includes a number of regular internationals.

Cyrus Christie (Republic of Ireland) and Aleksander Mitrovic (Serbia) both feature regularly for sides that are in the play-offs for the competition, while after his performances for the Cottagers this season Scotland, who are also in the play-offs, could look to select Tom Cairney.

Marek Rodak has never featured for the Slovakian senior side but has been called up into the squad previously and has appeared for the U21s in the past–he could be someone that also receives a call-up should Slovakia make it through the play-offs.

International tournaments can be the pinnacle of a football player's career but that does not necessarily make them good news for clubs.

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In fact, it is often the complete opposite. In addition to the risk of injury, tournaments also draw attention to players and lead to transfer interest, can lead to burnout in the following campaign, and mean players have to miss parts of pre-season.

With disruption to fixtures due to the Covid-19 outbreak already, the last thing the west London club needed was a few of their star performers playing an international tournament before the start of next season.

That could be particularly impactful given the fact they're well set to push for promotion back to the Premier League–sitting third in the table with nine games left of the season.

Fulham's last spell in the English top flight lasted just one year. The last thing they need is to secure promotion and then head into the Premier League season without their star striker or starting goalkeeper due to injury.

As most likely will, Fulham fans may be feeling frustrated by the news concerning Euro 2020 but UEFA's decision may just prove positive for them.