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German Bundesliga ready for kickoff behind closed doors

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Football matches in Germany’s top two divisions will begin without spectators from May 16, making it the first major European country to announce a return to top-flight soccer.

According to the Deutsche Fußball Liga association on Thursday following talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of Germany’s 16 federal states that included a commitment to allow the Bundesliga to resume in the second half of May with strict hygiene protocols in place.

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