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The German Bundesliga kicks off on Friday evening with a match in Mönchengladbach. Here's a run-down of the Covid rules for football fans itching to join the crowds at the stadium.
The Bundesliga goes back behind closed doors
this weekend with Borussia Dortmund leading the complaints against the
government's decision to lock out fans in an attempt to help curb record coronavirus numbers.
Bayern Munich boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
insists the German giants are eager to stop Thursday's UEFA Super Cup showdown
in Budapest turning into a super spreader event due to a high infection rate
of the coronavirus there.
Limited numbers of spectators can return to
Germany's football stadiums when the new Bundesliga season kicks off this
weekend after a six-week test phase was agreed Tuesday.
All 36 clubs in Germany's top two football
leagues are preparing plans to welcome back small number of home fans when the
new 2020/21 Bundesliga season starts on September 18, the league's chief
revealed Thursday.
Football clubs in Germany's top two divisions on Tuesday agreed to plans drawn up by the league which could allow the partial return of fans to stadiums from mid-September, despite the coronavirus
pandemic.
The return of supporters to German stadiums
next season took a step closer on Wednesday as the 36 clubs in the
Bundesliga's top two tiers received guidelines on how to keep spectators safe
from infection amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Bundesliga drew bumper global audiences
for its restart at the weekend behind closed doors, but a top league official
said the players will be reminded to maintain social distancing even during
goal celebrations.
The restart of the Bundesliga after a two-month break due to the coronavirus, attracted over six million viewers watching in Germany, a new record for broadcasters Sky, according to specialist website DWDL.de.
The Bundesliga returns to action on Saturday with the resumption of the first top European league since the coronavirus lockdown. It will be watched closely to see if it provides a blueprint for other
competitions.
The Bundesliga returns on Saturday in empty stadiums, but German fans are being warned to stay away and authorities have warned matches could be halted if too many supporters gather outside the grounds.
With the Bundesliga back next weekend, we will again have a taste of top-flight football. Follow our seven-step guide to find a German club that will get you cheering.
The government plans to allow Germany's Bundesliga to restart behind closed doors in May after weeks of shutdown imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus.
German football authorities are set to
announce plans on Thursday for Bundesliga matches to restart on May 9th in empty stadiums, but the potential return in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic is
meeting some opposition.
A month has now passed since the last football matches were played before packed stadiums in Europe, and the havoc wrought by the coronavirus pandemic means that nobody can say with any certainty when the sport might return.
Germany's biggest football stadium, Borussia
Dortmund's Signal-Iduna-Park, is to be partially transformed into a medical centre to help treat patients during the coronavirus pandemic, the German
Bundesliga club announced Friday.
Borussia Mönchengladbach's squad have offered to give up their wages to help the club's financial situation during the coronavirus pandemic, sporting director Max Eberl said on Thursday.
The German football league on Friday halted first division Bundesliga games with immediate effect over the coronavirus pandemic, the first such suspension since World War II.
A group of Dortmund fans have advertised online for a ‘beer sherpa’ to bring them fresh beers while they watch from the club’s famous Yellow Wall. The successful applicant will receive free tickets to every match in return.
The German Football League (DFL) is proposing to lower the minimum age for players in the Bundesliga to 16 next season, with a decision expected at the end of March.
Former Germany and United States coach Jürgen Klinsmann said Wednesday he is maintaining a family passion by taking over as interim boss of struggling Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin until the end of the
season.
Fireworks brought play to a halt and tempers threatened to boil over as FC Union defeated city rivals Hertha Berlin 1-0 on Saturday in their first Bundesliga derby since German reunification.
