Back to the International Newsfeed

German football facing its biggest ever crisis - Borussia Dortmund CEO Watzke

Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke believes German football is facing "the greatest crisis in its history" as it attempts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

The German Football League (DFL) confirmed on Friday that all Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga matches have been cancelled until at least April 2.

That followed an earlier announcement that games would go ahead as planned behind closed doors this weekend, leading to criticism from Bayern Munich star Thiago Alcantara.

Editors' Picks

"To @DFL_Official: irresponsible, imprudent. This is crazy. Please stop fooling around and land on reality.