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Germany to give green light to restart football in May

Germany's DFL football league has long urged restarting play, which it says is vital for a sector that employs 56,000 people in Germany [COURTESY]

The German government and state leaders are set Wednesday to give the Bundesliga the green light to restart behind closed doors in May after weeks of shutdown imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus, according to a draft government agreement seen by AFP.

Politicians believe resuming matches in the first and second divisions to "limit the economic damage" for the 36 clubs is "acceptable", the document showed.

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