When does the Bundesliga Corona break end? The sports ministers of the countries discuss scenarios. Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has a clear opinion on this.
- When does the Bundesliga Corona break end ?
- The sports ministers of the federal states want to make a joint decision .
- A restart of the Bundesliga * seems possible in May .
Update from May 3: Horst Seehofer is Federal Minister of the Interior and Minister of Sport at the same time . In this function, the CSU politician has a say in whether the Bundesliga * can continue because of the corona pandemic * . His personal opinion is clear: "I think the schedule of the DFL is plausible and support a restart in May," said Seehofer the picture on Sunday .
He also made it clear that there should be no special treatment for the Bundesliga professionals * . It cannot be that professional players are tested more often than doctors, nurses or police officers who are in daily contact with people. And there should not be any bottlenecks in public health due to a higher test volume in sports, for example in the tests or in the laboratories. That is the basic requirement for me.
Horst Seehofer: In the case of Corona, the entire club must be quarantined
Seehofer's statements on the procedure for positive corona tests * are interesting . “And one more thing everyone should be aware of: if there is a Corona case * in a team or in team support, then the entire club and possibly also the team they played against last have to be quarantined for two weeks. I don't want to be a spoil-game for football, but what applies to everyone also applies to football professionals, ”he said in the BamS (payment barrier).
At the time of the interview, the three positive corona tests at 1. FC Köln were not yet known. And in these cases, only the three infected had to be quarantined .
Update 10:05: The DFL had recently presented its plans for the restart. It quickly became clear that there was a weak point in the concept paper : what happens if a player becomes infected with the corona virus?
It is not in the DFL's decision-making powers , "whether a player or a team goes into quarantine afterwards", Managing Director Christian Seifert made it clear. And further: "In the event that it should be so and that it would take place across the board, you have to say realistically, with several teams in quarantine for 14 days, it would certainly be difficult to run the game at some point ."
With all current caution, it cannot be ruled out that an actor could become infected. In France, a professional probably got infected while shopping - the result? Suddenly an artificial coma.
Plans for restart of the Bundesliga: the next setback already seems certain - a puzzle for decision
Update from April 30, 9.42 a.m .: April 23 was the day in which the football fans had high hopes. DFL boss Christian Seifert informed in a press conference about the latest video general meeting with the Bundesliga clubs.
He made it unmistakably clear that the decision to continue the Bundesliga had to be made by politics . On April 30th there will be discussions about how to proceed in Germany.
Bundesliga: decision on continuation postponed again?
That April 30th has now come. But whether a decision will be made today about the Bundesliga? This is apparently not to be expected , as was announced on Wednesday.
The deputy government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer did not want to decide on Wednesday in Berlin whether the ghost games would then be decided at the latest when the chancellor and heads of state of the federal states met for May 6 . "The current infection situation is decisive for the reassessment," emphasized Demmer. She said the professionals "have the same infection control rules as everyone else."
Meanwhile, the Bundesliga continues to speculate about transfers. Leroy Sané or Timo Werner - who will FC Bayern get ? Apparently you have now decided.
Bundesliga in the corona crisis: is the decision to restart now made?
First report from April 29, 7:32 p.m .: Berlin - The world of sport stands still during the corona pandemic, not only in Germany. While the competitions of many sports * have already been canceled, the Bundesliga seems to be continuing.
Corona virus: Bundesliga restart is controversial
Of course, there is frequent and controversial discussion , just think of Jens Lehmann's suggestion. While some clubs rely on a timely restart *, most fans can't do much with the intended ghost games.
"Your greed doesn't stop at a pandemic! No to ghost games." The Südkurve Munich today with clear messages in the city about ghost games & a return of the Bundesliga. @ clubnr12 #dfl @Bundesliga_DE @sportschau #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/pvahXWoi5o
- Benjamin Best (@bpbest) April 23, 2020Football matches in front of full ranks will probably be impossible for a long time. But games without a spectator are also a much more complex topic than you might think at first glance. Now the sports ministers of the federal states meet and discuss how to proceed for the league *.
Coronavirus: Bundesliga season to be played - when will the ministers' decision be made?
The decision about a new season in German professional football is not expected to be made on Thursday. Although the Sports Ministers' Conference (SMK) recommends a restart in the middle / end of May despite the corona crisis and this position should be the basis for the discussions between Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Prime Ministers of the federal states , the SMK does not expect a decision.
"We are currently not anticipating a decision on openings after the Chancellor's talk with the Prime Ministers tomorrow," said a spokesman for SMK chairwoman Anja Stahmann on Wednesday when SID asked: "The full impact of the cautious openings is likely to change not be fully assessed until next week . "
Bundesliga to Corona? Decision probably at the beginning of May at the earliest
Therefore, the SMK assumes that a decision will be taken at the beginning of May at the earliest . "The SMK continues to believe that it will be reasonable to continue playing in the soccer Bundesliga * in front of empty spectator stands from mid-May to the end of May, " said Bremen sports senator and Greens politician Stahmann.
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