The Bundesliga will be the first of the major European soccer leagues to return after sports around the world shut down in mid-March because of the spread of the novel coronavirus. Not only will officials of the English Premier League, Spain’s La Liga and Italy’s Serie A monitor the game’s continental return, but leagues in the United States likely also will be watching closely as the Bundesliga provides a possible course of action for team sports to return.
Saturday’s broadcast schedule:
Borussia Dortmund v. FC Schalke 04, 9:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
RB Leipzig v. SC Freiburg, 9:30 a.m. ET (FS2)
Eintracht Frankfurt v. Borussia Mönchengladbach, 12:30 p.m. ET (FS1)
Sunday’s broadcast schedule
FC Koln v. FSV Mainz 05, 9:30 a.m. ET (FS1)
FC Union Berlin v. Bayern Munich, noon ET (FS1)
Monday’s broadcast schedule
Werder Bremen v. Bayer Leverkusen, 2:30 p.m. ET (FS2)
This is the final season for the Bundesliga’s current TV rights deal with Fox Sports. The league moves to ESPN+ for the 2020-21 season.
The Bundesliga will be the first of the major European soccer leagues to return after sports around the world shut down in mid-March because of the spread of the novel coronavirus. Not only will officials of the English Premier League, Spain’s La Liga and Italy’s Serie A monitor the game’s continental return, but leagues in the United States likely also will be watching closely as the Bundesliga provides a possible course of action for team sports to return.