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Coronavirus: May 2 News Summary
15.25: Crown cases at 1. FC Köln cause uncertainty
Three crown boxes in 1. FC Cologne Test the concept of restarting the German Football League. A few days before the pioneering conference of the federal and state governments. two players and a physical therapist quarantined The other professionals continue to prepare for the resumption of play.
“We now see in everyday life that our concept recognizes and reduces risks at an early stage,” said DFB medical director Tim meyer, Head of the working group responsible for the 41-page document, according to a message from Cologne. “We are convinced that with our concept we can allow players to practice their profession with the best possible protection against infection.”
Bundesliga clubs were waiting on Wednesday after the chancellor’s conference. Angela Merkel To gain approval for the league start in May with the prime ministers, it began Thursday with crown testing of all players and coaches. Above all, as much as possible to prevent infected professionals from participating in team training that is scheduled to start next week. A second test will follow in most clubs this weekend.
11.35: “Wings for Life” will run virtual only this year
The “Wings for Life” world race was canceled this year due to the crown crisis, but will practically take place on Sunday for spinal cord research. The race will begin at 11:00 a.m. (1:00 p.m. CET) via the Wings For Life World Run app. Participants can travel their own kilometers until the receiving car, which starts half an hour later, reaches them.
“All alone (with social distancing) and still together,” the organizer described on the home page of this year’s event slogan. One hopes that people from many countries can be there. It was advised to find out what rules must be observed in the respective location.
11.30 am: Interview: Sky would not hinder the rise of the Bundesliga
11.25 a.m.: promise: the money for the clubs arrives in May
11:14 am: European Road Cycling Championship in Trento postponed until 2021
The European Cycling Federation postponed the European Road Championships from September 9 to 13 in Trento (Italy) to 2021 due to the Corona pandemic. The date will be determined according to the international racing calendar in the coming months, with an election from September 1 to 5 or September 8 to 12, 2021.
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6:17 p.m .: Premier League conversation unsuccessful
Talks between the 20 clubs about the continuation of the season in the English football Premier League were unsuccessful on Friday. The league announced after the joint video conference that the players ‘and coaches’ associations (PFA and LMA) should participate in the planning process for the so-called “project restart”. At the same time, the “common goal” was reaffirmed to end the season that had been officially interrupted since March 9 due to the crown pandemic. “We will only return to training and games with government approval, expert medical advice and after consulting with players and managers,” he said.
4:43 pm: Leclerc helps Monaco in his home country
Formula One driver Charles Leclerc is behind the wheel again. The young Ferrari star wears gloves, but this time not fireproof. The helmet is missing, but there is protection for the nose and mouth. There is a reason for all this: The 22-year-old helped the Red Cross. in his native Monaco as a driver in the fight against the crown virus. The Principality’s “Croix rouge” documented this with a video on Instagram, in which an employee wearing a vest with a red cross and a red and white flag demonstratively launched the route to the native Monegasque Leclerc.
3:29 p.m. Tour de France and French Open only with fans
The execution of the two great postponed events. Tour de France and French Open it depends on the further positive development of the coronavirus pandemic. French sports minister Roxana Maracineanu On Thursday night he told RMC that both events would only take place if viewers were allowed. The Tour de France was postponed from August 29 to September 20, the tennis Grand Slam tournament in Paris will now be played from September 20 to October 4. But behind the new dates there is also the question mark of the subsequent development of the crown crisis.
11.09 a.m .: restart between June 14 and 28
Spanish professional football has to wait a little longer for an appointment to restart the current season. “At the moment it is impossible to establish a date for the resumption of competitions,” said the head of the Supreme Sports Authority (CSD), Irene Lozano, on Thursday night on Spanish television. You have to wait and see “how everything unfolds, including the numbers of the crown pandemic,” Lozano said. The League plans to restart between June 14 and 28 under strict security requirements.
In Spain, which was particularly affected by the pandemic, professional athletes can resume training individually on Monday. The clubs also want to test their players for the new corona virus next week. As part of the government’s four-step plan to return to a “new normal,” depending on the situation in the individual provinces, the training camps are due to reopen between May 11 and 18.
