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"Keep your distance" is written on the scoreboard above the empty stands during the German Bundesliga soccer match between RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen, at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. (Jan Woitas/dpa via AP)
Germany slashes sports attendance to maximum 15,000

Dec. 02, 2021 10:16 AM EST

Wolfsburg's players celebrate during the award ceremony after their victory against Frankfurt, during their German Women's DFB Cup Final match, in Cologne, Germany, Sunday May, 30, 2021. (Marcel Kusch/dpa via AP)
VfL Wolfsburg vs Eintracht Frankfurt 5/30/2021

Jun. 02, 2021 06:02 AM EDT

Cologne's Salih Ozcan, center, in a header duel with Kiel's Niklas Hauptmann during the Bundesliga relegation soccer match between FC Cologne and Holstein Kiel at the Rhein-Energie-Stadion in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, May 25, 2021. (Rolf Vennenbernd/Pool photo via AP)
Holstein Kiel vs 1. FC Cologne 5/26/2021

May. 27, 2021 07:16 AM EDT

Cologne's Salih Ozcan, center, in a header duel with Kiel's Niklas Hauptmann during the Bundesliga relegation soccer match between FC Cologne and Holstein Kiel at the Rhein-Energie-Stadion in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, May 25, 2021. (Rolf Vennenbernd/Pool photo via AP)
Holstein Kiel to have 2,500 fans in Bundesliga promotion bid

May. 27, 2021 07:15 AM EDT

Schalke's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, left, reacts after kick as Berlin's Omar Alderete helps him during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hertha BSC Berlin and FC Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
2 games to go for 6 teams in Bundesliga relegation scrap

By Ciarán Fahey May. 13, 2021 07:06 AM EDT

Bayern's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, right, and Wolfsburg's Maxence Lacroix challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Bayern Munich in Wolfsburg, Germany, Saturday, April 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Bayern closes in on title as Flick says he wants to leave

By Ciarán Fahey Apr. 17, 2021 02:02 PM EDT

Union's Grischa Proemel, right, and Cologne's Elvis Rexhbecaj, left, challenge for the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FC Union Berlin and 1. FC Cologne in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, March 13, 2021. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP)
German club Cologne suspends training because of virus case

Mar. 17, 2021 07:52 AM EDT

Visitors wait for the opening of the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. More than 100 Andy Warhol originals have been hanging on the walls of Cologne’s Museum Ludwig since mid-December with nobody to view them after coronavirus restrictions shut down galleries across the country. That changed on Tuesday as the doors were opened to limited numbers of guests, after authorities eased restrictions to allow some museums, galleries and certain other cultural venues to begin receiving visitors again. (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP)
German museums tentatively reopen as virus restrictions ease

By Daniel Niemann And David Rising Mar. 09, 2021 10:13 AM EST

Hairdresser Frank Schaefer works on the hair of the first customer in the beauty salon 'Frank and Amanda' at the district in Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 1, 2021. Hairdressers across Germany have reopened for business this morning after a more than 2-month closure, another cautious step as the country balances a desire to loosen restrictions with concern about the impact of more contagious coronavirus variants. (Jens Kalaene/dpa via AP)
Locks down: German hairdressers reopen despite virus fears

By Geir Moulson Mar. 01, 2021 08:16 AM EST

Two women in costumes stand beside an advertising for 'Germany's next top model' tv show at the "Alter Markt" where normally tens of thousands of revelers dressed in carnival costumes would celebrate the start of the street carnival in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. This year all carnival celebrations are banned due to the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
A subdued year for Germany's Carnival, thanks to the virus

By David Rising Feb. 11, 2021 08:48 AM EST

CEO Anna Heller stands in the small family-run Heller brewery in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Bars have been closed for over three months, Carnival celebrations are canceled and it’s not clear when things will get better. That's a big problem for Germany's many small brewers, which rely heavily on selling draft beer to bars and restaurants. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Lockdowns weigh on German beer sales, hurt small brewers

By Daniel Niemann Feb. 10, 2021 03:16 AM EST

Bayern's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer saves a ball from Schalke's Mathew Hoppe during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
Bayern beats Schalke 4-0 to extend Bundesliga lead

By James Ellingworth Jan. 24, 2021 03:00 PM EST

Argentina's Diego Schwartzmann serves the ball during the ATP bett1HULKS Championship tennis final against Germany's Alexander Zverev in Cologne, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Zverev beats Schwartzman 6-2, 6-1 for another Cologne title

Oct. 25, 2020 04:53 PM EDT

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime serves the ball during his ATP bett1HULKS Indoors tennis final against Germany's Alexander Zverev in Cologne, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Zverev beats Auger-Aliassime in Cologne to end title wait

Oct. 18, 2020 02:01 PM EDT

Switzerland's Mario Gavranovic, center, scores his side's third goal against Germany's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Germany and Switzerland in Cologne, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Germany fights back to draw 3-3 with Switzerland in Cologne

Oct. 13, 2020 05:26 PM EDT

Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri wears a face mask prior a training session of the Swiss national soccer team prior the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Germany and Switzerland in Cologne, Germany, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
MATCHDAY: Germany, Spain seek Nations League improvement

By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 07:00 PM EDT

Germany's Gianluca Waldschmidt gestures after scoring his side's third goal during the international friendly soccer match between Germany and Turkey in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Turkey vs Germany 10/7/2020

Oct. 07, 2020 05:32 PM EDT

Germany's Gianluca Waldschmidt gestures after scoring his side's third goal during the international friendly soccer match between Germany and Turkey in Cologne, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Careless Germany lets Turkey come back for 3-3 in friendly

Oct. 07, 2020 05:30 PM EDT

Moenchengladbach's scorer Ramy Bensebaini, center, and his teammates celebrate their side's fourth goal during the German Soccer Cup first round match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and FC Oberneuland in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. (Bernd Thissen/dpa via AP)
Gladbach, Augsburg, Cologne enjoy huge wins in German Cup

By Ciarán Fahey Sep. 12, 2020 12:24 PM EDT

Mainz's goalkeeper Florian Mueller receives the opening goal by Leverkusen's Kevin Volland during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FSV Mainz 05 in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, June 27, 2020. Because of the coronavirus outbreak all soccer matches of the German Bundesliga take place without spectators. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
Gladbach reaches Champions League, Düsseldorf relegated

By James Ellingworth And Ciarán Fahey Jun. 27, 2020 11:35 AM EDT