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Coronavirus: FIFA comments on international cancellations - DFB team also affected?

2020-02-29T08:36:08.933Z


The corona virus also affects football. International matches could also be canceled. How much is the Bundesliga affected?


The corona virus also affects football. International matches could also be canceled. How much is the Bundesliga affected?

  • The corona virus * even has an impact on sport.
  • Ghost games are already taking place in Italy.
  • Will this also apply to the Bundesliga soon?

February 29, 9:20 am: FIFA President Gianni Infantino does not consider a cancellation of the upcoming international football matches in March unthinkable due to the corona virus. "I wouldn't rule anything out at the moment," the 49-year-old said on Friday night in Holywood, Northern Ireland, according to the AP news agency. "I hope we don't have to go in that direction. (...) We must not underestimate that and say it is nothing. But we must n't overreact and panic . We have to follow the instructions of the authorities. "

The German national team will play against Spain on 26 March in Madrid and against Italy in Nuremberg five days later in preparation for the European Championship 2020. As of now, these games are not up for discussion even after the Sars-CoV-2 outbreak in Germany.

Coronavirus: state of emergency at the Olympic site Sapporo

22:57: In the fight against the rampant corona virus , FIFA President Gianni Infantino does not rule out game cancellations or games without a spectator. “People's health is much more important than any soccer game. If in doubt, we would have to take such a measure, "said the head of the world football association in Belfast on Friday:" I don't want to rule anything out at the moment. But I hope we don't have to go in that direction. ”

5.44 p.m .: The virus is getting closer and closer to the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Due to an increasing number of infections, the authorities of the Japanese island of Hokkaido officially declared a state of emergency on Friday, which also applies to the Olympic site Sapporo.

The capital of the second largest island in Japan, the venue for the 1972 Winter Olympics , is said to be the venue for the Olympic marathon and walking competitions at the Summer Games. Hokkaido's 5.7 million residents were asked not to leave their homes at the weekend. 63 people are currently infected.

In contrast, the Tokyo marathon scheduled for Sunday is to take place as planned. The organizers had already decided ten days ago to allow only 200 elite athletes to participate. Usually, around 40,000 hobby runners always went on the course through the Japanese capital.

Corona virus and sports: handshake ban for Newcastle and West Ham

5:08 pm: According to Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp, the new corona virus is also taken "very seriously" in English football. Game cancellations or games behind closed doors have not yet been decided in the Premier League. "We cannot prevent everything," said Klopp, who leads the table with the Reds by 22 points. “In the end, nobody told us that we couldn't play football. As long as that doesn't happen, we will play soccer. "

Many precautions have been taken at the Premier League clubs. For example, posters with information were hung around the stadiums and training grounds. Newcastle United and West Ham United have even decided to ban handshakes.

Update of February 28, 12.33 p.m .: Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund does not have to fear loss of earnings due to possible game cancellations as a result of the corona virus. According to the DPA, BVB should be insured against a game failure, as a spokesman said. The club's share price in the S-Dax had dropped by more than seven percent on Friday morning at 11.30 a.m., while the most important German stock index, the Dax, had also slipped by more than five percentage points due to concerns about the spread of the corona virus. Borussia Dortmund is scheduled to receive SC Freiburg in the Signal Iduna Park on Saturday.

Bayern hunter RB Leipzig has meanwhile imposed a travel ban on all players, scouts and employees. “All trips have been canceled at the moment. In addition, we have narrowed the tours here and are in close contact with the DFL and the health authorities, ”said trainer Julian Nagelsmann. RB is currently "greeted with an elbow ," as the coach said at the press conference. Shaking hands within the team is prohibited.

Coronavirus: Cristiano Ronaldo under special protection - Swiss league paused

In order to avoid corona infection of the superstars around Cristiano Ronaldo , all U23 players at Italian record champions Juventus Turin have been excluded from training with the professional team.

The background to the curious decision is the corona infection of US Pianese's third-division player King Udoh, who played against the Juve talents last weekend. The 22-year-old player is now in quarantine .

In Switzerland, the game has been stopped this weekend because of the Corona Virus.

Hmmmmmm @DFL_Official, @BVB, @scfreiburg and Co .... # BVBSCF

- ℍ (@ HT1327) February 28, 2020

In Switzerland , meanwhile, all games of the first and second football league scheduled for this weekend have been canceled . The Swiss Football League (SFL) responded to an order by the Federal Council to ban events with more than 1000 people nationwide until March 15. Ghost games are not excluded.

Because of corona virus: several ghost games in Italy - absolute top game affected

Update from February 27, 11:17 p.m .: Due to the outbreak of the new corona virus, five games in the Italian football league Serie A are taking place at the weekend in camera. The league announced on Thursday. The encounter between league leaders and champions Juventus Turin and pursuer Inter Milan on Sunday evening (8.45 p.m.) will also be a ghost game.

The first division Udinese - Florence, AC Milan - Genoa, Sassuolo - Brescia and Parma - Ferrara are also affected

Update of February 27, 5:14 p.m .: A 22-year-old third division football player from Italy has tested positive for the corona virus. The regional authorities announced this on Thursday. The 22-year-old from Club Pianese in Tuscany had shown flu symptoms before the game against the Juventus U23 team last Sunday and was brought to an isolation ward in a hospital in Siena on Thursday. The footballer, who is not mentioned by name, is doing well, according to the health authorities, who now want to find a teammate who is said to have shown similar symptoms.

The Sars-CoV-2 virus can cause Covid-19 lung disease. To date, more than 400 people have been infected in Italy .

Because of corona virus: Several football games canceled

Update from February 27, 3:12 p.m .: After the outbreak of the corona virus, the first football games in Germany were canceled. The Mittelrhein Football Association (FVM) and the Heinsberg Football Association have sold all games next weekend (association and district game operation) that should take place on sports facilities in the Heinsberg district. The FVM announced on Thursday.

After a couple from the Heinsberg district became infected with the corona virus, schools, day-care centers and swimming pools were closed.

The Federal Government does not currently consider any general restrictions for sporting events such as the Bundesliga to be necessary due to the corona virus. Federal Minister of Interior and Sports Horst Seehofer (CSU) said that when it comes to evaluating major events, it is crucial whether "there are a particularly large number of people from crisis areas, from polluted countries". "You have to judge that differently than when FC Ingolstadt plays against Unterhaching," said Seehofer.

Because of corona virus: ghost games in the Bundesliga? DFL explains how to proceed in an emergency

Update from February 27, 2020, 12.07 p.m .: The corona virus is now a constant topic in Europe. A few ghost games have already been scheduled for Italian Serie A, and Inter Milan are also playing in the empty stadium in the Europa League this evening. Is this also threatening German football? Will the rankings in the Bundesliga remain spectatorless at the weekend?

As the picture reports in reference to the WAZ (pay content), the DFL should be prepared for the case. "If anything changes in the current situation, the local health authorities will decide on the possible consequences," the DFL is quoted as saying.

The Ministry of Health has the right to decide whether major events are too dangerous. However, if the DFL marks the games as ghost games, it is no longer the ministry that decides, but the DFL itself, because a ghost game is not considered a "major event".

For the DFL, it would be an organizational feat if an entire match day were postponed and rescheduled for the rest of the season. The football calendar is packed with the Champions League, international break, DFB Cup and the remaining Bundesliga games.

Corona virus: Many football games canceled - German professional: "There is great panic"

Update from February 27, 2020, 07.50 a.m .: German soccer professional Robin Gosens, who plays in Serie A at Club Atlanta Bergamo in Italy, has commented on the game cancellations and general events of the corona virus in Italy. For him, the procedure borders on scaremongering. “The whole city is kind of a little crazy. There were hamster purchases. The supermarket shelves are swept clean, "said the 25-year-old to the kicker:" You notice that there is a lot of panic - that of course does not leave you cold. "

According to Gosens, the team trains "so far as normal" - even though people are "only wearing these masks" outside. "With the games, we do not know whether we are playing at all or whether they are taking place in the dark," said the defender: "Everything is still unclear."

Coronavirus in Italy is expanding

Update of February 23, 2020, 6:12 a.m .: The Italian government announced the isolation of about a dozen cities on Saturday due to concerns about the further spread of the novel corona virus. In the areas considered to be epidemic centers, residents are neither allowed to enter nor to leave, said Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte. People could only move with "special exemptions". 79 infections have been reported in Italy so far, two people have died of lung disease Covid-19, according to authorities.

Conte also announced the closure of companies and schools, as well as the cancellation of public events such as carnival celebrations and sports competitions. The authorities therefore canceled three games of the first football league scheduled for Sunday; they should be made up for.

The three Serie A games Inter Milan against Sampdoria Genoa, Hellas Verona against Cagliari Calcio and Atalanta Bergamo against Sassuolo Calcio are also affected. In the afternoon, the second division game between Ascoli Calcio and US Cremonese had already been canceled.

Because of corona virus: football games in Italy are canceled - are Inter and Bergamo also affected?

Update from February 22, 2020: Now Italian professional football is also affected. And again Cremonese is involved. The second division game against Ascoli was officially canceled .

As the Corriere dello Sport reports, both teams were already in the stadium when the decision was announced. A positive case in Cremona resulted in the schools in the Lombardy cities being closed and all cultural and sporting events being canceled .

For Ascoli President Massimo Pulcinelli apparently absolutely incomprehensible. " It's officially postponed! Absurd country! Ridiculous! Managed by irresponsible people! The stadium? The least dangerous place in the world! Now we're closing all public stores out of fear, ”he scolds in his Instagram story.

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Ascoli President Massimo Roberto runs out of skin because of the game cancellation.

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Because of corona virus: football games in Italy are canceled - are Inter and Bergamo also affected?

First report from February 22, 12:37 pm: Lombardy - The corona virus has reached Italy . Two people have died because of their illness. The virus * has dominated reporting for several weeks and is experiencing a new high with the two deaths in Italy *. In Lombardy, the school and most of the shops were temporarily closed in ten municipalities. Residents should stay at home. Major events such as services, carnivals or sports events were prohibited.

Corona virus in Italy: football games canceled - Serie A also affected?

As the Italian sky reporter Gianluca Di Marzio reports, some soccer games have already been canceled. For example, the encounter between the senior youth teams between Cremonese and Brescia was canceled. A total of around 40 amateur games are said to have been postponed. The Serie C game between Piacenza Calcio and SS Sambenedettese was also postponed.

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- Gianluca Di Marzio (@DiMarzio) February 22, 2020

In Lombardy, which is in a state of emergency, there are Milan and Bergamo. With Inter and AC Milan and Atalanta Bergamo, the two cities have three top Serie A teams. Milan have to go to AC Florence on Saturday 22 February. Inter and Bergamo each play their home games on February 23. It is not yet certain whether these will be canceled. Milan is about 100 kilometers from Cremonese.

Corona virus in Italy: football games canceled - Judo sport also affected

Football in China also suffers from the corona virus *. There the season start was postponed to April. Other sporting events are also affected. A Formula 1 race has already been canceled. Judo sport is also affected. As in the Grand Slam in Paris two weeks ago, there are no Chinese athletes at the competitions this weekend. "We spoke intensively with the authorities in China and Germany," said the sports director of the German Judo Federation, Ruben Goebel. "It's also about a possible danger for your own athletes, that was a big concern."

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* tz.de and merkur.de are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network

List of rubric lists: © dpa / Jan Woitas

Source: merkur

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