German soccer league Bundesliga to resume play

By Robert H Kelly
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HOUSTON, TEXAS (April 8, 2020) Bundesliga, the German professional soccer league, is planning to resume their season in early May with no fans in attendance at the games. Chief Executive Officer of the league, Christian Seifert, stated to the New York Times that play is ready to get back underway in both of Germany's top two tiers, Bundesliga and Bundesliga2
The idea is to play in all of the leagues 36 stadiums with no fans in attendance at games until 2021. The cost to the clubs not playing in front of fans would be close to $110 million US dollars. It is expected that approximately 240 people would be needed for each match, including players, coaching staff, medical staff, match officials and production staff. There has been no mention if media would be allowed access to the matches. 

ESPN has the multi-platform broadcast rights to the German Bundesliga in the United State until 2026. The broacaster will cover every game live on its streaming service ESPN+, while its TV networks will telecast select Bundesliga games every season.