Germany the return to soccer with public in the stands is considered, although under strict
terms and reduced capacity, after having finished the season with games behind closed doors.
“With distance
Social and a concept of hygiene sporting events can be held with the public, “said Foreign Minister Helge Braun, speaking to the popular” Bild am Sonntag “Sunday.
Braun is currently leading the negotiations regarding the pandemic between the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel and the “Länder” -federal states-, who are responsible for implementing the agreed measures, whether they are restrictions or lifting them.
The authorization for the public to enter or not will depend on the regional levels of infection
Merkel's minister warns that the crowds, that the stadiums cannot put up for sale all the localities and that the attendance to the matches must be “well organized and controlled”.
The German Football League (DFL) sent the 36 Bundesliga clubs – between the first and second divisions – the framework lines of behavior for next season. The start of the league matches will be September 18, while a week before the first of the German Cup will have been played.
Each club must now respond with a well-developed concept that ensures compliance with those measures, including that there will be a limited capacity and that the access and exit of the stadium will be done in a controlled way.
The Berlin Union wants to fill its stadium and agrees to pay for quick tests to the attendees
Whether or not the presence of the public is finally authorized will depend on the regional infection levels and of the measures applied by the powers of each “Land” by virtue of these.
So far, in Germany 201,372 infections have been verified, with a total of 9,083 fatalities, while 187,400 cases are recovered patients, according to figures from the Robert Koch Institute, competent in the matter in the country.
The “Land” with the highest number of infections is Bavaria, with 49,702 infections and 2,616 fatalities. The Bavarian authorities have applied the most restrictive measures at the beginning of the pandemic, which have been lightening at a rate similar to that of the rest of the country.
He Bayern Munich He works on a plan that guarantees the social distance between fans in the stadium, according to the newspaper “Bild”.
The Berlin Union intends instead to fill its stadium, but is committed to pay for quick tests to attendees, a matter currently under negotiation with the regional authorities of the German capital and city-state.