The search for a solution took a few days.
When there was one to be announced on Sunday lunchtime, the national soccer team's spokesman said that there was “no special regulation” and “no exception”: After a detailed discussion of the current regulations, national coach Joachim Löw would apparently soon be able to deal with his national players who are employed in England to plan.
Christian Kamp
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The three Champions League winners from Chelsea FC, Antonio Rüdiger, Kai Havertz, Timo Werner and Ilkay Gündogan from Manchester City are expected at the training camp in Seefeld on Thursday. In addition, the quartet could also travel to the EM dress rehearsal on June 7 in Düsseldorf against Latvia. On the days before, national team director Oliver Bierhoff had spoken of a "problem" in view of the classification of Great Britain as a virus variant area and the associated 14-day quarantine obligation after entry.
The solution of the German Football Association (DFB) now looks like this: Rüdiger, Havertz and Werner traveled back to London with their team after the final on Saturday evening in Porto. However, they should stay there for less than 24 hours, which means they are considered “travelers” and are not subject to quarantine regulations.
According to this, travelers who have been in a virus variant area at any time in the ten days before actually have to go into a 14-day quarantine without the possibility of early "free testing".
Before the final, the German internationals had left England on May 27th, so there was nothing to prevent a trip to the game on June 7th in Düsseldorf.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior confirmed on Saturday that there are no exceptions to the Corona regulation for professional football.
Entry into Austria, on the other hand, can take place on the basis of a special regulation in the neighboring country.
This, as Werner Frießer, the mayor of Seefeld, declared on Friday, was based on the fact that the entry of the German national team was “in the absolutely imperative interests of the Republic of Austria”.