The government announces that the number of allowed spectators will be increased to 300. For SVT Sport, the Swedish Football Association's general secretary Håkan Sjöstrand tells how things are going.
- We have a full understanding of the serious situation and it is a small step in the right direction.
Now it is incredibly important that both football and other sports ensure that it works in practice in an infectious way.
Had you hoped for more spectators?
- For our clubs and us as a union, it is an extremely pressured situation that remains, but it is still important that we can take responsibility and a small step.
We have stated that it should be possible to adapt it to an arena's capacity, size and infrastructure, but that must be the next step.
"Differences in arenas"
The reason why the government does not want to see more than 300 is that inflows and outflows should take place without congestion.
- That is why it is important to adapt to different arenas in the long run, because there are incredibly large differences in different arenas.
There are different conditions, opportunities and limitations that exist, says Sjöstrand.
How do you think the clubs react to the message?
- On the whole, it is extremely pressured situations that our clubs at the extreme elite level are in. It remains and this does not help them.
For clubs in lower divisions, it helps in a certain way, but then they must also have seats.
Club manager happy
Kristianstad DFF in the damallsvenskan is chasing a Champions League place and for them the message means extra support in that hunt.
- It means a lot that we can get an audience for the last two matches, the girls get extra support and an extra push to have an audience in place, says club manager, Albert Sigurdsson.
But he does not believe in any major financial gain, as it is about two matches the team can take in a larger audience.
- Not so much, of course it will be a little extra, but maybe not give us huge sums at the checkout, says Sigurdsson.
It is the same situation for Växjö DFF, which has had a tough time financially.
- We have two home matches when this starts to apply.
It is clear that we are happy that we can let in up to 300. Not least considering that the damallsvenskan is even, both at the top and bottom, says Jan Fors, chairman of Växjö DFF, to SVT Sport.
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