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Match off amid virus

MARSEILLE - The french football match between Marseille and Paris Saint Germain was postponed yesterday according to a source close to Marseille.

MARSEILLE - The french football match between Marseille and Paris Saint Germain was postponed yesterday according to a source close to Marseille.

Paris Saint-Germain had on Saturday confirmed that their former France international attacking midfielder Ludovic Giuly and defender Mamadou Sakho had contracted swine flu.

It was then announced yesterday that midfielder Jeremy Clement had also contracted the virus and there were fears that two of the rest of the squad had symptoms of the illness.

The squad had been visited yesterday morning by a French Football Federation doctor. - AFP

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