# German soccer league starting back in May with no fans

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [April 20, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-soccer-league-starting-back-in-may-with-no-fans/852218 "2020-04-20T21:05:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2020, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-soccer-league-starting-back-in-may-with-no-fans/852218/1 "2020-04-20T21:05:25Z")

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I guess some league was going to be first

> **[German soccer teams plan to resume play in empty stadiums in May to salvage...](https://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/story/2020-04-09/german-soccer-leagues-bundesliga-plan-empty-stadiums-salvage-tv-money)**
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> By returning to play on TV in May, German Soccer League hopes to keep the $812 million it would owe its broadcast partners if the season were scraped.

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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-soccer-league-starting-back-in-may-with-no-fans/852218/2 "2020-04-21T13:01:09Z")

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Taiwan baseball started last week so they were first.