Former Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou is seen making a mockery of coronavirus hygiene rules

It is the video which some say might spell the end of the Bundesliga season. The German league had hoped to restart later this month. After proposing a detailed plan involving stringent hygiene regulations, clubs were waiting for the green light from Angela Merkel and fellow politicians later this week. Yet an ill-fated Facebook live … Read more

Coronavirus: Bundesliga restart in doubt with Germany gearing up to TIGHTEN lockdown after new cases

Bundesliga’s season restart is plunged into fresh doubt with the German government gearing up to TIGHTEN lockdown after a fresh spike in coronavirus cases… which could push back proposed return date of May 9 Bundesliga had been hoping to return on May 9 with many clubs back in training  The top flight is seeking to … Read more

Champions League qualification ‘will be decided on sporting merit’ if season can’t be finished

UEFA have decided that if top European leagues are unable to finish their current campaigns due to the coronavirus crisis, then next season’s European places will be chosen on ‘sporting merit’, it has been reported.  This would likely mean a decision made on points-per-game tally, according to The Times, which would secure a Champions League … Read more

Champions League qualification ‘will be decided on sporting merit’ if season can’t be finished

UEFA have decided that if top European leagues are unable to finish their current campaigns due to the coronavirus crisis, then next season’s European places will be chosen on ‘sporting merit’, it has been reported.  This could mean a decision made on points-per-game tally, according to The Times, which would secure a Champions League spot … Read more

BT and Sky Sports are not offering subscription refunds after top-flight football is cancelled

BT and Sky Sports are not offering subscription refunds to angry fans after top-flight football is cancelled The broadcaster is hoping live football resumes soon after coronavirus outbreak But subscribers are facing a schedule of repeated matches and wrestling movies Sky Sports will also no longer have Premier League and Football League action Coronavirus symptoms: … Read more

Coronavirus map: How is European football being effected by COVID-19

2020 OLYMPIC GAMES  In doubt  The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more

Tragedy strikes during FC Bayern’s win over Paderborn as niece of visitors’ Streli Mamba dies

Tragedy strikes during German team Bayern Munich’s league win over Paderborn as 14-month-old niece of visitors’ Streli Mamba dies after collapsing at stadium Attempts were made to resuscitate her, but she passed away in Munich hospital Paderborn said it was ‘deeply shaken and expresses its deepest sympathy’ Bayern added in a statement online: ‘The whole … Read more

Hanau far-right terrorist Tobias Rathjen played football for Bundesliga youth team

The far-right terrorist who killed nine and injured six during an attack on Hanau once played football for a youth team coached by Jurgen Klopp.  Tobias Rathjen, 43, played in the youth section of Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt back in the 1980s, around the same time Klopp was managing there. Rathjen, who killed his 72-year-old mother … Read more