Covid-19/Germany: DFL advises a prolonged suspension of the leagues, TV rights tender postponed

"The executive committee of the Deutsche Fußball Liga will recommend to the ordinary assembly a further suspension of match operations in the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga until at least 30/04/2020," announced the DFL on 24/03/2020.

In preparation for this ordinary assembly, the executive committee of the DFL met during a video conference which lasted several hours. Regarding the consequences of the Coronavirus (Covid-19), which has already affected more than 33,000 people in Germany and caused more than 150 deaths as of 25/03/2020, "possible scenarios and conceivable options for action were discussed. These will be further structured over the course of the week and then put to the ordinary assembly for discussion," said the DFL.

"In light of the current situation, the executive committee of the DFL has also decided to postpone the planned tender for media rights (2021-2025). Instead of the originally intended date in May, an allocation is planned from this June (2020) onwards," added the German Football League.

"We intend to continue the process, but to be honest, this is not the…