Bundesliga cleared to restart season later this month

The Bundesliga season is free to restart in the second half of May after the German government gave the green light on a return to action.

Football in Germany has been suspended since mid-March, with coronavirus having infected over 150,000 people in the country so far. Almost 6,300 people have died of the disease in the country.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirms that the Bundesliga can resume playing this month, ending a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Minister President of Bavaria, Markus Soder, accepts the decision to resume will be see as controversial.

“We have agreed sensibly. We know that it is very controversial,” he added.

“I know that those responsible in the clubs will do everything possible to comply with the regulations. But the players must also adhere to it.”

The Bundesliga’s General Assembly will be held in Frankfurt on Thursday to discuss the health and safety protocol to ensure the league’s safe return. They are expected to decide on the start date and match calendar in that meeting.

The majority of Bundesliga clubs have nine matches left to play in this campaign – Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen have 10 – with leaders Bayern Munich four points ahead of Borussia Dortmund in second.

The league’s potential return had been under scrutiny after Cologne reported three people at the club had tested positive for coronavirus last week and Hertha Berlin forward Salomon Kalou was suspended after ignoring social distancing measures at the club’s training ground.

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