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Dominique Blanc, you yourself suffered from Corona. Do you understand the tough measures taken by the Federal Council, which mean massive cuts in sport?
Dominique Blanc: Of course, I can understand that these protective measures are absolutely necessary, now we have to break the tip. And yes, if you were in the hospital yourself at 70, you will understand a little more. But I am immune right now and a second infection is very rare, says my doctor.
Contact sports are now banned and amateur football will be discontinued with immediate effect. Are we talking about postponements or end of season?
From an interruption. Many games have already been played. We now have a longer winter break and then hopefully we will end the season in spring.
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Do you hope to be able to train again in the hall beforehand?
At the moment, only individual training is allowed. And soccer with a mask, no, that doesn’t work. But, of course, I hope normality returns as soon as possible.
Children up to 16 years old are excluded.
Fortunately, children are allowed to train. I’m very happy about that and I consider it a good measure. On the one hand, because they rarely carry the virus. Second, it is already difficult for parents to work from home. If you then have children who are not allowed to move and therefore fulfill your wish, that makes everything even more difficult.
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Professional football faces tough months because only ghost games remain. How do you see the situation?
It’s a shame with a maximum of 50 people in the stadium and it will be very difficult. The motto has to be to play as many games as possible. And of course, in the next step we must talk about contributions à fond perdu. In this situation without spectators, it becomes difficult for professional clubs with credit.
One problem is that the entire team is always in quarantine when sick.
Above all, it differs from one canton to another. Difficult, yes.
The national team will play a test match in Belgium on November 11. This is difficult in the current situation where you have to restrict travel.
Professional football must be viewed separately. Everything that is scheduled must be accomplished. We want to test young players. You can help Vladimir Petkovic improve the team.
Ultimately, it’s about money: that is, the SFV has a duty to sponsors, right?
That is also true, yes. But in the end, individual national associations are concerned about agreements with Uefa on centralized television rights. We would have played Croatia and Belgium in Qatar. And yes, that would be a loss of income because a certain number of games have been agreed with Uefa. So it makes sporting and economic sense.
The national team has not won five times in a row. You are worried?
No. The League of Nations was planned from the beginning in preparation for MS.
