German footballer contracts COVID-19 as Bundesliga goes behind closed doors

Leipzig played their 3-0 UEFA Champions League win over Tottenham in front of fans before closing the Red Bull Arena to supporters for the weekend AFP/John MACDOUGALLBERLIN: A second division footballer was on Wednesday the first player to test positive for coronavirus in Germany as RB Leipzig became the last Bundesliga side to announce that they would hold their weekend match behind closed doors.

Leipzig's announcement that their clash with Freiburg would be closed to fans comes after similar announcements involving title rivals Bayern Munich and Borussia Moenchengladbach earlier on Wednesday. On Sunday, German health minister Jens Spahn called for all events with more than 1,000 people to be cancelled"until further notice".

Elsewhere, Eintracht Frankfurt announced Wednesday that they would play their Bundesliga home clash with Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday without fans.

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