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Bundesliga has returned amid Covid-19, but why German fans are complaining?

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Moenchengladbach's Tobias Strobl, right, challenges Frankfurt's Mijat Gacinovic, left, during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, March 16, 2020. Photo: AP | PT

Arindam Roy New Delhi

5 min read Last Updated : May 22 2020 | 12:38 PM IST

On May 15, a day before Bundesliga resumed, football fans, clubs, and associations across the world wondered - can Bundesliga do it? Is it really possible to complete the league amid coronavirus (Covid-19) nightmare? Final conclusion to this question is still a few weeks away but here we are awaiting another round of matches to be played tomorrow.

However, many fans in Germany are not happy with the way German Football Federation chose to resume the league.

Bundesliga resumed after a gap of over 60 days with a strict set of protocols. The guidelines ruled out any possibility

Topics : Coronavirus football Germany

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