FIFA's competition was meant to be played in a new, expanded format between mid-June and the start of July of next summer, with 24 teams from six confederations taking part.

Q&A: Amid all of the uncertainty provided by the suspension of football is the situation concerning players whose contracts are set to expire on June 30. Sportsmail answers the key questions.

Times feel rather bleak right now, with life drastically altered due to the ongoing spread of coronavirus. Football fans are looking to fill the void in their lives, and FIFA are now providing the answer.

Real Madrid continue to lift silverware even in the absence of La Liga action, after star Marco Asensio was crowned the winner of a FIFA 20 tournament between a number of the division's stars.

The ongoing pandemic has heavily disrupted the football calendar, with countless domestic competitions postponed and Euro 2020 having been pushed back until next year.

The club were reluctant to let Son leave for the tournament after he signed a new long-term contract and had already missed some of the season through injury.

West Ham forward Michail Antonio committed the ultimate Hammers sin by wearing a Tottenham Hotspur shirt after losing to defender Ryan Sessegnon on FIFA 20 last week. 

FIFA and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have teamed up by launching a new awareness campaign where world stars call on people around the globe to follow five key steps to combat the virus.

MIKE KEEGAN: The global game's governing body has recognised the current coronavirus crisis as a 'force majeure' - an unforeseen circumstance that prevents a contract from being fulfilled.

Former Arsenal midfielder Alex Song is prepared to lobby FIFA and take legal action against Swiss club Sion after they sacked him for refusing to take a pay cut amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The fund needs to be signed off but should it be ratified as expected, it would help a series of authorities across the planet who are already struggling thanks to a lack of revenue and cashflow.

Alex, 30, is expecting a daughter with her husband Servando Carrasco, 31, in April.She is scared by reports that partners are being banned from delivery rooms during the pandemic.

FIFPRO has been part of working groups set up by European football's governing body UEFA and world governing body FIFA to look at the issue of player contracts which normally end on June 30.

PSG defender Thomas Meunier joked that he'd offer value to top clubs 'even if he has to cut off a leg', but rubbished links to Tottenham. 

The governing body of world football is also set to change the dates of this summer's transfer window and will also allow players whose contracts run out on June 30 to extend their deals.

Disgraced ex-FIFA vice-president Jack Warner, who was hit with a lifetime ban, is said to have received $5 million in exchange for his vote in favour of Russia hosting the 2018 tournament.

England stars at all levels are set to battle it out in a FIFA 20 tournament to raise awareness for the National Emergencies Trust amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Arteta is likely to want to overhaul this squad at the end of the season, and the future of captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will also need addressing.

Despite most domestic leagues having been indefinitely suspended due to the escalating pandemic, discussions over re-introducing football around the world are ongoing.

Sepp Blatter was being investigated into matters over selling World Cup TV rights too cheaply. Prosecutors are set to drop the case, but are still probing an alleged £1.8m payment to Michel Platini.

FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani has admitted that priority will be given to domestic football over the international game when it is safe to continue playing again.

SPECIAL REPORT - JAMES SHARPE: Ronaldinho's trademark grin had vanished. His long, curly hair tucked up under a black hat as police ed him through the mass of flashing bulbs.

Gareth Southgate has been warned that England could have to play three matches in two-week international breaks next season as part of FIFA's plan to revive the global calendar.

Brazil's Ronaldo won FIFA's World Player of the Year three times before the age of 21 but was eventually surpassed by his Portuguese namesake.

Wolverhampton Wanderers' Diogo Jota flexed his gaming muscles on Thursday, showing off his FIFA 20 skills by beating Leicester's Wilfred Ndidi in the ePremier League Invitational.

The Liverpool full back was defeated by tournament favourite Diogo Jota, with the Wolves ace securing victory in the online showpiece after yet another golden goal strike.

Lionel Messi has won it all for Barcelona, including 10 La Liga titles and four Champions League's but an international honour with Argentina continues to elude him.

With football in England nearing a return with clubs slowly returning to training, Michel D'Hooghe has warned that footballers will have to change their mannerisms on the pitch for health reasons.

FIFA is refusing to give up on resolving a corruption case relating to Germany's successful 2006 World Cup bid, despite a trial in Switzerland ending due to a statute of limitations.

Wright-Phillips and Ashley Cole were subjected to monkey noises and insults during England's 1-0 defeat inside the Bernabeu, which saw the FA lodge a complaint to FIFA over the incident.

Rizzoli, the Italian official who took charge of the 2014 World Cup final and is now a referee designator for Serie A, said one change could be five subs instead of the usual three.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: A few years earlier, many professions had been virtually all-male. In the City, women were not allowed on the floor of the Stock Exchange until March 1973.

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: We are only a few days into the election campaign and the conspiracy theories have already begun.

DOMINIC SANDBROOKE: This week, as Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan launches a 'consultation' to discuss the licence fee, the BBC's future genuinely seems more uncertain than ever before.

In what may be his final flight, Jay Hill, 24, talked to a passenger, known as Mr Douglas, travelling from LAX to Perth, who told him he had retired from work because he had terminal cancer.

Queensland long distance runner Tim Franklin set up a 21 metre circuit in his Brisbane apartment and ran an entire marathon inside.

Queenslander Karla Lake contracted the deadly virus while celebrating her 75th birthday with her husband Graeme on the virus-stricken Ruby Cruise cruise ship before it docked in Sydney.

Residents in two adjacent apartment buildings in Redcliffe, north of Brisbane, simultaneously cheered for all medical services staff around the country.

Married At First Sight star Davina Rankin was recently forced to close her gym, Infamous Physiques, in Brisbane amid the government's strict coronavirus measures.

The girls aged 14 and 15 were last seen at Tangmere Street in Chapel Hill in Brisbane on Thursday around 6.30pm.

The 75-year-old politician told Daily Mail Australia the region would be easy to isolate and said doing so could save the lives of a million vulnerable Australians.

The decision comes after residents in Byron Bay lobbied to have the buses stop to make sure COVID-19 was not transmitted to regional areas.

Brisbane-based Triple Eight Race Engineering built the breathing device in the space of 10 days after being approached by the Queensland state government to create a ventilator prototype.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is ramping up Queensland's coronavirus crackdown as people continue to ignore the ban on non-essential travel.

Nobunaga Yakitori in Brisbane launched the new takeaway menu this week after the government banned dine-in service to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

Brisbane mother-of-three Violet, has been forced to provide for her family after her husband lost his job and was heartbroken to hear her rent would not be reduced.

Instagram pages titled @brisbanecrims, @brisbanelads and @southside420 ask their followers to send in criminal content to share online.

Emergency services were called to Sunnybank Hills in outer Brisbane about 9pm on Monday following reports a man was pouring fuel over himself and a house.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the Court of Appeal in Brisbane there had been a miscarriage of justice because an interpreter was not present throughout his trial.

Fans have slammed Carly and Andrew for abruptly quitting House Rules: High Stakes once they discovered they weren't guaranteed to get a free home renovation.