THE German Bundesliga could be the first of Europe’s “big five” leagues to attempt to finish the 2019/20 season.
Before play was interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, Germany’s top division was in the midst of a title race with a number of clubs in contention for Champions League places.
Bayern Munich top the table by four points, but even though the defending champions have won the previous six league titles, they weren’t having it all their own way, with multiple challengers looking to end their dominance.
WILL PODMORE admires an account of the liberation of Berlin that overthrows the conventional US army-inspired account
NICK WRIGHT returns to Berlin and finds a city in darkness and political turmoil
JAMES NALTON takes a look at the German league’s move to grow its audience in Britain, and around the future of football on TV in general
With climate change, commercial overload and endless fixtures, footballers are being pushed to breaking point. It’s time their unions became a more powerful, unified force, writes JAMES NALTON


