On March the 11th, a historic Bundesliga game was played: Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Köln 2-1 behind closed doors in a bid to avoid infection from the coronavirus.
But as the virus continued its relentless march across the globe, these Geisterspiele – or ghost games – were themselves judged to be too risky.
Last week, the Bundesliga’s CEO, Christian Seifert, gave a press conference. In the course of his statement, he revealed a 41-page plan that the league was presenting to the German government proposing a potential return for football in May.
Not everyone is happy though. One fan association, Unsere Kurve, released a statement noting their displeasure.
In this episode, we ask: how feasible are the Bundesliga’s plans for a return?
Guests:
Ronan Murphy (@swearimnotpaul) is a social producer and football journalist for Goal.com covering the Bundesliga amongst other things
Matt Ford (@matt_4d) is a freelance journalist whose work regularly appears on DW Sports.
Derek Rae (@RaeComm) is a commentator and covers German football for Bundesliga Intl, Prime Video, NBC, ESPN and Fox.
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