Real Madrid scouts are reportedly planning to spy on Borussia Dortmund striker and Erling Haaland this weekend as the Bundesliga marks a return from the coronavirus pandemic. Dortmund are one of the first sides to return as they welcome Schalke…
Mainz stars on Bundesliga comeback: ‘This is what we do’
Ten weeks after its last official game, the Bundesliga is back. With Germany feeling confident enough in its coronavirus measures to allow football to happen again, it follows South Korea in restarting its league – albeit behind closed doors –…
Erling Haaland does social distanced celebration as Borussia Dortmund net first post-lockdown goal
Erling Haaland and his Borussia Dortmund teammates observed social distancing guidelines even after scoring, with the Norwegian striker celebrating alone after netting the first post-lockdown Bundesliga goal. German football returned on Saturday with a mouth-watering first Bundesliga fixture between Ruhr…
Flick doubts Bayern’s fitness ahead of Bundesliga restart
Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick admitted on Friday that he is unsure whether his players are match fit ahead of the Bundesliga restart this weekend. Defending champions Bayern hold a four-point lead ahead of Sunday’s game at Union Berlin, as…
Bundesliga: Augsburg boss Heiko Herrlich breaks quarantine rules and will miss restart
Augsburg head coach Heiko Herrlich will miss the Bundesliga restart after breaching quarantine rules by leaving the team hotel to buy toothpaste. Herrlich, whose side face Wolfsburg on Saturday, told a news conference on Thursday that he had visited a…
Bundesliga: Dynamo Dresden’s entire squad in isolation just a week before restart
Dynamo Dresden, who play in the second tier of German football, have put their entire squad and coaching staff into two-week isolation after two players tested positive for coronavirus. The Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 are due to restart on Saturday,…
Bundesliga ‘ready to return on 9 May’, says German Football League
Despite football being halted across the globe by the coronavirus pandemic with all major leagues and competitions suspended, the Bundesliga is now eager to return to action with plans to play spectator-free games in May. Germany has led the way…
*Three doctors test positive to COVID-19 in Lagos (Nation) *Ease Lagos lockdown now, Bode George tells FG (DailyTrust)
Three doctors test positive to COVID-19 in Lagos (Nation) The Medical Guild says three of its members at Alimosho General Hospital and Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, had tested positive for COVID-19. Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo and Dr Ismail…
Possible May 9 resumption of Bundesliga behind closed doors
Germany’s Bundesliga could resume from May 9, regional leaders of the country’s biggest states said on Monday, although games can only take place without spectators to prevent coronavirus contagion. Markus Soeder, state premier of Bavaria which hosts champions Bayern Munich,…
‘Not concluding this season’s Bundesliga will be a disaster’
RB Leipzig CEO, Oliver Mintzlaff, believes it will be an “absolute disaster” if this season’s Bundesliga is not completed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Germany has started easing lockdown measures implemented to slow the spread of COVID-19, however, large gatherings…
