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Berlin (dpa) - DFB Vice-President Rainer Koch is pushing for the training ban for amateur and youth footballers to be lifted soon and is also making politicians responsible.
“We are calling for sport to be discussed on March 3, when the Prime Minister's Conference meets with the Chancellor.
It's about making it clear that football is much more than the Bundesliga and the national team, ”said the 62-year-old of the“ Berliner Zeitung ”.
The top official of the German Football Association warned of the consequences of the forced sports break in the corona pandemic, especially for children.
"The moment the children come back to school, there is no longer any reason why the same children cannot move around the football field in the afternoon," said Koch.
For the time being, it is only about training and not about “being able to play point games again on March 10”.
The cook, who is responsible for amateur athletes at the DFB, urgently warned against driving a wedge between professional and recreational athletes.
“Yes, and that's why it's important to call for a differentiated discussion.
On the one hand, to be aware of the privileged position of professional football and, conversely, to convey to the amateurs how important it is that professional football can take place, ”said the head of the Bavarian Football Association.
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On Friday, DFB President Fritz Keller and Koch had already spoken in an open letter in favor of an early return of all young footballers to everyday training.
Koch emphasized that this letter was not just a push for football.
“We don't see ourselves as lone fighters, football wants to go ahead, we like to be the spearhead.
In our letter it says: "We would have loved to call out to you: Open the sports fields again" - you can see that we are not only thinking of football, "said the DFB Vice President.
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