The coronavirus pandemic has hit sports hard, and now a professional league in Canada has canceled their 2020 season. Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports

CFL cancels 2020 season amid pandemic due to financial issues

By Erin Walsh | Last updated Aug 17, 2020 1:02 PM ET

The coronavirus pandemic has hit sports hard, and now a professional league in Canada has canceled their 2020 season.

According to TSN's Matthew Scianitti, the CFL has canceled the 2020 campaign due to financial issues.

According to a source within the #CFLPA, the 2020 CFL season has been cancelled. #CFL
— Matthew Scianitti (@TSNScianitti) August 17, 2020

The league had been asking the Canadian federal government for financial assistance over the past three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its request for a $30 million interest-free loan reportedly was denied recently.

The money they would've received was going to be used to play a season under a bubble format in Winnipeg. The season, which would've began in October, was supposed to be six games long.

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers won the CFL title last season, which was the organization's eighth.

Erin Walsh

Erin Walsh is a Boston sports fan through and through. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Bridgewater State University and currently is in pursuit of her Master's Degree in Journalism from Northeastern University. Follow her on Twitter @ewalsh90

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