Published on 12:00 AM, March 23, 2020

Fellaini first case in Chinese league

Footballer Marouane Fellaini has tested positive for the coronavirus, his club Shandong Luneng said Sunday, the former Manchester United player becoming the first known case in the Chinese Super League (CSL). The 32-year-old Belgian international midfielder has a normal temperature and is feeling fine, Shandong said, but "is under observation and having treatment at a designated medical facility". "The club will do its best... to help in the treatment and recovery of the player." Fellaini is the first confirmed case in the CSL, dealing a blow to the league's hopes of starting the season as early as next month. The campaign has been indefinitely postponed by the outbreak.