BERLIN (AP) — The Bundesliga will have to wait a bit longer for a chance to restart.
German chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that a decision on whether the country’s soccer league can resume amid the coronavirus pandemic has been pushed back to next Wednesday.
Merkel made the announcement after meeting with the country’s 16 state governors to discuss a possible easing of strict containment measures to combat the virus.
Soccer authorities had been hoping to receive the go-ahead to resume the league as early as May 9 after presenting a raft of hygiene measures it said would help minimize the risk of spreading the virus.