It’s a major milestone as Germany’s professional men’s soccer league becomes the first major European sport to resume play.
What does this news mean for American teams eager to get back on the field?
"We’re gonna learn a lot in this time, I think," Dr. Anuruddh Kumar Misra told KCBS Radio.
The San Francisco physician certified in Sports Medicine said major questions remain about the safest ways to reopen. For example, how best to administer COVID-19 testing to players.
What can we expect to happen as play continues?
"It’s like asking 'Have you seen tomorrow?'" Dr. Misra said. "It’s hard to really know."
Dr. Misra said it is helpful to have another league to observe before U.S. teams start back up.
"We’re all optimistic, right?" Dr. Misra said. "But, what if it’s terrible? What if they open up and many players get sick? What if those skeptics are more right than us optimists?"
We’ll know more with each passing game.
Bundesliga is the first of the five major European leagues to restart. The French league has been called off. The Premier League, Serie A and Spanish league will be watching closely to see how German authorities deal with the risk factors that could lead to another shutdown.
In America, Major League Baseball is looking to get its season started around the Fourth of July, while NBA officials and players are optimistic they can resume the season at some point in the next several weeks, provided safety guidelines are in place.