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THE German men’s football league is working with the government on a plan to get fans back into stadiums during the coronavirus pandemic, its CEO says.
Christian Seifert, CEO of the German Football League which runs the top two divisions, told a German weekly publication that ideas were being discussed with the government.
“Mass events are de facto ruled out until October 31 unless they have a hygiene concept and it’s possible to track the attendees afterwards,” Seifert said in an interview published on Sunday.
“We are working on guidelines of that sort and we have some first thoughts which we are exchanging with the Federal Ministry of Health.”
Germany was the first major European football league to resume in empty stadiums amid the pandemic on May 16.
Seifert said any plans to play with fans present in the 2020-21 season would have to take into account the venues’ layout and the spread of the coronavirus in the local area. He also praised fans for showing “a lot of discipline” in not gathering outside stadiums hosting games.
