Football rules - so matches should be carried out

Measurement of body temperature on match day and trips to matches in half-full buses. These are some of the details of the medical regulations that Swedish football a few weeks ago drew up for the all-Swedish and the super-elite.

Now it will be incorporated into daily operations.

It is a detailed document that has been produced by the men's football organization Swedish elite football (SEF) and the Swedish Football Association's medical committee, about how the series play in elite football harmonizes with the guidelines of the Public Health Authority.

Unlike, for example, the Bundesliga, sampling and quarantine are not required. Instead, it is up to the players themselves to fill out a form on the match day, where they state body temperature and if they suffer from various typical corona symptoms such as sore throat, cough or headache.

"If your body temperature is above 37.5 degrees or if you answered yes to any of the questions, you may not arrive at the stadium or the team's collection without first obtaining the approval of the club's physician," the document states.

“It is important to understand that the clubs within Sef (the Allsvenskan and Superettan) conduct professional activities and therefore cannot be equated with all other wide and amateur football in Sweden. The organizations have competent and trained health and medical personnel who can constantly monitor the operation of the business in an appropriate manner, ”the document states.

The medical regulations also include details such as encouraging outdoor tactics tactics and that trips to away matches should be done on buses that are only half full. The team must also arrive at the match arena at least 15 minutes apart.

More about the regulations:

+ The important role of the club doctor

The home team's doctors receive and review on match day self-assessment forms completed by players, managers and match officials. The doctor approves who is authorized to arrive and resides on the arena. The same procedure is carried out by the away team's doctor, who then reports to the home team's doctor, who, in his role as match doctor, determines which players and leaders are eligible to participate in the match.

+ Arrival at the arena

Separate arrival for the team, with a time interval of at least 15 minutes. Safety distance of two meters is kept.

+ Areas with restricted access

Applies to warm-up areas, replacement benches, areas for the treatment of injured players, stretcher staff and first aid, restricted areas for the law and match officials on arrival and return, only one area for fitting in for other competent persons, management room with associated security functions, TV production, press room, interview room. and mixed zone for journalists and photographers.

+ Sanitary guidelines

Toilets are cleaned thoroughly before each match and should at least contain soap or hand spirit, meetings are held in well-appointed rooms where safety distances of two meters can be kept, no lineup, no mascots or escorts, no team photography, no hand greetings.

+ Transporter

Leaders, players and officials are advised to be transported individually directly to and from the arena, preferably with their own means of transport, otherwise it is recommended to travel by half-full buses with one person on each double seat and if possible on every other row. Flights will only be relevant in a few cases.