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Graffiti outside German team Frankfurt as the Bundesliga is set to return
THE subject of football club ownership feels even more pertinent in the current climate, when the questions in the minds of some fans aren’t just about when football clubs take to the pitch again, but why?
Who will the clubs be playing for, and why are they playing? As is often the case when it comes to issues of football politics and fan culture, Germany leads the way. It just so happens that it will also be the first of Uefa’s top five leagues to attempt a return to action this weekend.
This has given German supporters the chance to tackle political and moral issues of football’s return, just as it has given the league and its clubs a chance to work out the logistics of the resumption of matchdays, while also trying to ensure players’ health and wellbeing.
JAMES NALTON takes a look at the German league’s move to grow its audience in Britain, and around the future of football on TV in general
STEVEN ANDREW welcomes a fine introduction to FC United of Manchester, the team set up in opposition to Manchester United
In the shadow of Heathrow and glow of Thorpe Park, a band of Arsenal loyalists have built something lasting — a grassroots club with old-school values, writes LAYTH YOUSIF
