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AFP Sports Agenda for Saturday, May 16 (all times GMT): Twitter: @AFP_Sport Instagram: @afpsport FOOTBALL -- Football in Germany returns to the pitch as the Bundesliga becomes the first of Europe's top leagues to swing back into action since the coronavirus lockdown (0130) Coverage by Ryland James. Picture. Video (FBL-GER-BUNDESLIGA-HEALTH-VIRUS-PANDEMIC) -- There are six matches scheduled, all behind closed doors, as the action resumes: Borussia Dortmund v Schalke, Augsburg v Wolfsburg, Fortuna Duesseldorf v Paderborn, RB Leipzig v Freiburg, Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin (all 1330), Eintracht Frankfurt v Borussia Moenchengladbach (1630) Picture (FBL-GER-BUNDESLIGA) FOOTBALL -- Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski says he is fitter than ever ahead of Sunday's Bundesliga clash at FC Union Berlin and taking advice from World Cup record-holder Miroslav Klose. (0145) (FBL-GER-BUNDESLIGA-BAYERN-LEWANDOWSKI) FOOTBALL -- The Premier League's bid to restart the season in June is in danger of being derailed by a heated debate between players about the risks of playing amid the coronavirus crisis. While Premier League chiefs believe completing the campaign is essential to safeguard the financial and sporting future of the game, some stars are not so convinced. AFP Sport looks at both sides of the row. (0200) Coverage by Steve Griffiths (FBL-ENG-PR-HEALTH-VIRUS-PANDEMIC-FOCUS) afp
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