In the footsteps of the German Football League which resumed its activities in mid-May after stopping for nearly two months due to the outbreak of the new Corona virus, Europe has gradually started to restore its favorite game, even with the presence of the public in some places.
From coronation in Serbia to plastic fans in Poland and virtual others in Denmark, and outdoor screens in Czechia, it is worth highlighting the views of European football over the weekend with the approaching return of the vast majority of domestic leagues closer.
Public presence is allowed
In Hungary, fans returned to soccer fields with the local league resuming its activities at the end of the week, becoming the first country in Europe to attend to the public.
The Hungarian Federation of the game announced that it will allow the fans to attend the stadiums for the first time since last March, provided that an empty row remains between the fans, and that three seats remain vacant between each person.
Hungary became the first country in Europe to allow fans to enter after the break due to "Covid-19".
In Russia, the Russian authorities announced that the return of the Football League competitions scheduled for June 21 will be accompanied by allowing a limited number of fans to attend the stands, which amounts to 10% of the capacity.
Poland .. fans of plastic
Poland will follow in Hungary's footsteps as well, allowing fans to return to action starting June 19, but with the number of attendees limited to a quarter of the stadium's capacity.
Until then, the league resumed its activities last Friday, behind closed doors.
In order to support their team, Bougun Shchitin fans distributed honor guards carrying flares every 10 meters on the road to the stadium, while Lecia Gdansk relied on some special support against Arka Gdynia, with pictures of about 200 fans being printed on plastic backgrounds and distributed in the stands.
The cost of a single photo is 75 zlotys (17 euros), and each of them will return to its owner after it is signed by his favorite player.
Outdoor screens
The end of the second week after the return in the Czech Republic witnessed an exhibition victory for the defending champion Slavia Prague and the leaders against Yablonts 5-0 last Saturday against empty stands.
But the stands were not completely empty, but the club distributed 1000 plastic pictures of the players in the stands, and gave the fans the opportunity to also place their photos for (19 euros), with half of that amount returned to the youth teams in Slavia Prague.
To revive the majestic atmosphere, the Sparta Prague and Victoria Plzen aired their encouragement songs on the stadium, and they even came out Wednesday during the confrontation with a distinct idea that allowed their fans in Prague and Plzen to follow the confrontation that ended in the interest of Plzen 1-2, from their cars through giant outdoor screens.
Silent coronation
Despite their reputation and grabbing the title that has become the first in Europe since the competition resumed, the noisy red star fans were usually silent when the league resumed behind closed doors.
Rad Belgrade hosted its rival in the city, the Red Star, in the most prominent showdown, and the win went to the five-star guests, which allowed them to settle their 31st title.
Anyone expecting a sea of fans flocking to the streets to celebrate was disappointed, because this was confined to nearly 100 hard-core fans.
But around 1,000 fans will have the chance to celebrate from the stands in the team's next match at home against Radnik Srduljica, with the Serbian government gradually easing the closure process.
Virtual fans
After a hiatus of nearly three months, the Danish League revived on Thursday with a match that ended in a 1-1 draw between AGF Aarhus and their guest Randers behind closed doors.
On the eve of the match, AGF called on its fans to distribute banners, flags and other cardboard scraps throughout the stands in order to compensate for their physical absence from the confrontation, but the atmosphere was nonetheless far from the usual.
Aarhus fan, Liva Hansen, 28, watched the match on TV and on the popular video platform "Zoom" with a group of friends.
The five friends were part of a virtual audience of 30,000 people whose pictures were shown on giant screens around the stadium.
• Hungary allows fans to attend matches from the stands, with empty rows between fans.
Innovative ideas in Poland, promotion of cars in the Czech stadiums.