The Bundesliga in Germany is set to become Europe’s first major football league to resume playing during the coronavirus pandemic, with a restart confirmed for this month, it was announced on Wednesday.
The DFL is desperate to finish the season by 30 June to be contractually in compliance with sponsors and broadcasters. It had warned any further delay could be “existence-threatening” for some clubs.
“The season finale will take place at the end of June,” the league’s CEO, Christian Seifert, said, with 27-28 June a likely date.
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