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Due to the crown crisis, play in German professional soccer has been suspended since mid-March. But the pressure on those responsible and politics is growing. Now there is a decision in sight. The federal government wants to give the green light to German professional football to resume operations suspended in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga.
“The start of the game should be preceded by a two-week quarantine measure, possibly in the form of a training camp,” according to the federal government’s decision file for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s consultations with heads of state on Wednesday. .
The expected date for the start of ghost games without spectators is May 15 or 21, a precise date is left open in the draft resolution.
It’s about millions of TV offers
The continuation of the season is extremely important to the league, as many clubs face financial difficulties due to lack of income. If the Bundesliga continued, at least a million dollar TV money would be insured. 25 match days have been completed in the two highest classes of German soccer games, the remaining nine match days must now be compensated.
The German Football League (DFL) had designed a safety and hygiene concept for a quick restart, which includes, among other things, permanent testing by professionals. The DFL had recently developed the concept with a task force, the implementation of which should ensure the safe operation of the game during the pandemic.
In addition to the heads of country and the conference of sports ministers, federal interior minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) and federal health minister Jens Spahn (CDU) have no doubts about the improved hygiene concept of the German Football League. .
