Leeds United have acted on the government's coronavirus advice to temporarily close all five of their retail stores in the city and their Elland Road ticket office.

The shops at Elland Road, The White Rose Centre, Trinity, The Merrion Centre at Leeds Bradford Airport will be shut from 5pm tonight 'for the foreseeable future' according to a statement from the club.

A spokesperson said: "Nothing is more important than the health and wellbeing of our supporters, staff and wider community and therefore the closures will happen as of 5pm this evening (Monday 23.3.20).

"We will continue to be at your service 24 hours a day, seven days a week via our online store and we will work tirelessly to deliver to supporters who make purchases via our website (shop.leedsunited.com) for as long as possible."

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The West Stand ticket office windows will also now be shut until further notice, but the club say fans can still return season ticket forms in the post or online.

And they have continued to encourage supporters to participate in the social distancing advice from the government, in order to slow the spread of the virus.

"Please keep an eye on our social media channels and our website for more announcements, as a football club we know that if everyone follows the advice of the medical experts, we will beat this virus and normal service will resume. In the meantime, look out for each other and march on together (keeping 2 metres apart!)," said the spokesperson.