On Sunday, German Minister of the Interior and Sports Horst Seehofer expressed his support for the resumption of the German Football League despite the outbreak of the new Corona virus.
Seehofer came in an interview with the widely circulated newspaper "Bild" and said, "I find the program established by the Football League is good and support the resumption of the league in May," three days before a meeting of the German authorities to decide the fate of the "Bundesliga" league.
But Sihofer, who plays a pivotal role within the government as he holds two ministerial portfolios, indicated that the teams and players must respect several conditions and will not receive any "exception." The entire club and its opposing team that faced it in the last match must enter into quarantine for a period of 14 days. "
He continued, "Therefore, there are risks related to the program and the arrangement" in the event of transmission, "which requires a great discipline in the framework of fighting Corona."
The minister also refused to give preference to clubs compared to others in the context of being tested, while clubs called for periodic checks for their players as a matter of protection.
The German Ministry of Labor had approved plans to resume the Bundesliga League, and Bjorn Bohnning, Secretary of the Ministry of Labor, told the "RND" media group last Wednesday, "The safety of players, coaches and other equipment can be guaranteed to a large extent if the idea is fully implemented."
The 18 clubs in the First Division have re-trained in the past three weeks, but in small groups, with social spacing even on the pitch.
The German Bundesliga appears determined to finish the league on June 30 to ensure clubs receive revenue from television rights of 300 million euros, in light of reports indicating that 13 of the 36 clubs in the first and second classes are on the verge of bankruptcy.
The league's fate was to be decided at a meeting of German Chancellor Angela Merkel with heads of 16 German states last Thursday, but the decision was postponed until next week with the possibility of resuming the local league on May 16 or 23 this year.
The Bundesliga stopped in mid-March due to the "Covid-19" epidemic.
German Interior and Sports Minister supports the resumption of "The Bundesliga"
2020-05-03T10:08:32.624Z
On Sunday, German Minister of the Interior and Sports Horst Seehofer expressed his support for the resumption of the German Football League despite the outbreak of the new Corona virus. The speech came to be expressed in an interview with the widespread newspaper "Bild" and said "I find that the program developed by the Football League League C
Source: emara