The framework calendar for the 2027-28 season has been finalised. The opening match of the Bundesliga is scheduled for 20 August 2027, whilst the Bundesliga 2 kicks off three weeks earlier, on 30 July 2027. These and other dates are set out in the schedule, which has been approved by …
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The Executive Committee of the Bundesliga e.V. revisited the Federal Cartel Office’s final assessment of the 50+1 rule, from 12 August 2026, during a strategy retreat held last week. The antitrust framework outlined by the authority for a more legally secure design and application of the 50+1 rule, as well …
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Today, the Bundesliga, LALIGA, Lega Calcio Serie A and the Premier League issued a joint statement entitled “To Unify the Game, FIFA Must Reform”. Read the full statement here: The World Cup may be the pinnacle of our sport, but the foundations of football are sustained week in and week …
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The Bundesliga has confirmed its full media partner line-up for Brazil ahead of the 2026-27 season, continuing the multi-platform distribution model that has helped make the Bundesliga the most-watched European football league in the market. First introduced in 2023, the model deliberately combines established and new partners across pay-TV, free-to-air, …
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Bundesliga Media today announced a further expansion of its innovative UK and Ireland broadcast approach for the 2026-27 season with the addition of former Premier League winner Jamie Vardy-led YouTube channel and the renewal of its agreement with leading YouTube channel That’s Football, hosted by renowned creator Mark Goldbridge. For …
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The Bundesliga and EA SPORTS FC™ are taking their partnership into a new era, announcing an extension of one of the longest-standing collaborations in global sports and entertainment. Since 1998, the Bundesliga and EA SPORTS have worked together to bring the excitement, authenticity and emotion of German football to fans …
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Bundesliga Media has opened the Yangtze River Delta Hub in Taicang, strengthening the German league’s commitment to developing football and forging Sino-German ties in the region. As part of the opening celebrations, the Bundesliga Football Park was inaugurated, unveiling a new safe space promoting grassroots football, youth development and community …
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The Bundesliga is set to further strengthen its long-standing connection with Japanese football through the launch of Bundesliga Dream Japan, the first youth development project jointly delivered by a top European league and the Japan Football Association (JFA). As part of Bundesliga Dream, the league’s flagship youth development initiative across …
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Buoyed by new multi-year broadcast partnerships with Versant’s USA Sports and NBCUniversal’s Telemundo, the Bundesliga is more accessible than ever before to audiences in the United States. As the exclusive English-language home of the Bundesliga beginning with the upcoming 2026/27 season, USA Sports will broadcast at least 30 matches on …
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Candid Football Conversations returns with me, Arunava Chaudhuri, giving my thoughts on the German Bundesliga broadcast and streaming rights for India sold to ‘Z’ (Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited).
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