US EditionBundesliga Preview: Cup Trouble Puts a Question Mark over Bayern's Strong Start
- Bayern Munich started the Bundesliga season strong, with Harry Kane scoring six goals against Leipzig, but won 3-2 against Wehen Wiesbaden with a late goal, revealing vulnerabilities against strong opponents.
- Eintracht Frankfurt had a solid start, defeating Werder Bremen 4-1 in their first league game.
- Dortmund faces challenges with injuries to defenders and limited options for coach Niko Kova against Union Berlin.
- A new soccer regulation change will allow VAR intervention in Bundesliga goals, announced by the German soccer federation.
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The RecordBundesliga Preview: Cup trouble puts a question mark over Bayern’s strong start
When Harry Kane scored Bayern Munich's sixth goal against Leipzig in the first game of the Bundesliga season, it seemed almost as if the title race could be over before anyone else had played a game.
The intervention of the video assistant in the Bundesliga opening victory of Bayern Munich against RB Leipzig has consequences afterwards. The international regulators sharpen one rule.
After the trouble at the Bundesliga start, the VAR rules are specified. In the future, the video assistant may intervene even with double ball contact.
After the anger over the VAR application at the Bundesliga opening between FC Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) has specified the rules of action of the video assistant.
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