<p>NYON, Switzerland — The annual Under-19 European Championships in men’s and women’s soccer were canceled Tuesday for the second straight year.</p>
<p>UEFA said government-imposed rules amid the coronavirus pandemic led to the decision.</p>
<p>“The traveling of teams and staging of mini-tournaments would prove very difficult,” UEFA said.</p>
<p>The men’s tournament was to have more than 50 countries playing in qualifying groups in March, leading to an eight-team final event in Romania starting June 30.</p>
<p>Women’s qualifiers were scheduled in April ahead of a final tournament in Belarus in July.</p>
<p>The 2020 editions were canceled in Northern Ireland and Georgia, respectively for men and women.</p>
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