Joining a long list of leagues, amateur and professional, the Long Island Soccer Football League Thursday announced it will suspend games due to the Coronavirus outbreak until further notice.

The LISFL kicked off its spring season last weekend and a full slate of games was set for this Sunday.

“After monitoring the COVID-19 situation extremely closely with the city, state and federal agencies, we fully support the other leagues pro and amateur decisions to postpone all games,” the league said in a statement. “As such, the LISFL is suspending all games until further notice.

“We will continue to monitor the situation and review advice from national and local authorities.

“Always put the safety of the players first.”

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.