Sky suffer a £575MILLION drop in revenue as TV subscribers switch off with the suspension of Premier League football and a lack of sport to blame during the coronavirus pandemic Sky have reported a £575million fall in revenue amid the coronavirus crisis The broadcaster lost 5 per cent of its sports subscribers during the lockdown … Read more
England star Jadon Sancho displays a ‘Justice for George Floyd’ message after scoring for Borussia Dortmund – and is BOOKED as he joins the growing protests over police brutality against black men in US Jadon Sancho was booked for showing a ‘Justice for George Floyd’ message The England player scored for Borussia Dortmund against Paderborn … Read more
Marcus Thuram takes a knee in his goal celebration for Gladbach in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement as activists across the world call for ‘justice’ over the death of George Floyd in the US Marcus Thuram took a knee after scoring Monchengladbach’s second goal The striker bowed his head in a tribute to … Read more
Those who watched Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund live on BT Sport will have heard the players shouting, the sound of the ball being struck and Owen Hargreaves. Those who later caught BT’s highlights will have heard so much more – cheering for goals, clapping for saves, boos for the opposition and all the oohs … Read more
Football fans desperate for their first fix of live games in more than two months have been left frustrated after the app showing the matches buckled under soaring demand. The return of the German Bundesliga today has seen many supporters take out subscriptions with BT Sport, which owns the rights to broadcast the fixtures in … Read more
Bundesliga 2 resumes with players arriving in masks, match balls sprayed with disinfectant and cameramen the only people watching on in the stands Bundesliga 2 resumed early on Saturday as football returned in Germany An extensive list of safety measures were in place around the empty stadiums One match was postponed after two Dynamo Dresden … Read more
Let the experiment begin. Football returns on Saturday and the eyes of Europe and the world will be on Germany. As well as a thrilling title race, a gruelling relegation battle and an iconic local derby, the real attraction this weekend will be the answer to that billion-dollar question: can it work? ‘There will be … Read more
Life-sized cardboard cut-outs with photos of football fans are packing the stands of Borussia Moenchengladbach’s stadium ahead of their first home game since the Bundesliga was suspended because of the coronavirus. Gladbach fans have ordered more than 12,000 of the £17 each cutouts which have been placed in the stands for their first home fixture at … Read more
You’ve got to be kidding! Cologne’s pitchside goat mascot is BANNED for the Bundesliga’s return in new hygiene rules… meaning ‘Hennes’ will miss a match for the first time in 12 years Strict hygiene rules have been put in place ahead of the Bundesliga’s return The health guidelines include a banning of mascots in stadiums … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
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
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
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