The Frauen-Bundesliga is an outlier in European soccer: a women’s league resuming during the coronavirus pandemic.
England and Spain have abandoned their seasons, even while the men’s leagues have plans to take to the field again in June.
Italy has also set a date to resume Serie A next month, but has left the fate of its women’s version hanging.
While government orders forced France to cancel all leagues, financial decisions in Europe’s other major footballing nations have seen female players miss out on playing again this season.
Regular testing of players for COVID-19 each week is required to create a safe training and playing environments, which racks up big costs.