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Football is back in Germany: What made Bundesliga's return possible?

The next round of Bundesliga matches will take place on May 23, 2020. Other major leagues are still contemplating about their future course of action and Bundesliga might show the way for them

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Restarting the league was only possible because of an elaborate set of safety guidelines prepared by the Deutsche Football Liga, an organisation that runs the Bundesliga.

Arindam Roy New Delhi
No handshakes; no mascots; no child escorts and no team photos either before the start of a match: Is this even a football match we are talking about?
 
But yes, these guidelines are for Germany’s Bundesliga which started again last week after a break of over 60 days caused by the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic which made the world go on a half-time break.
 
Few days ago, German club Hertha Berlin suspended its Ivorian forward Salomon Kalou for flouting the guidelines. The forward posted a video on social media in which he was seen shaking hands, clapping, fist-bumping with