FIFA boss Gianni Infantino admitted that "nobody knows" when football can resume around the world, and that when it returned it was "going to be different".
He said that because of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, for once football "is not the most important thing".
"We all wish that we could have football tomorrow but unfortunately it's not possible and nobody in the world today knows when we will be able to play like before," Infantino told South American football chiefs via video link on Thursday.
"Our world and our sport is going to be different when we return to normality. We have to make sure that football survives and that it can prosper once again."
"For the first time, football is not the most important thing! Health comes first and must continue until this disease is defeated."
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