Groups of German fans have rejected the planned partial opening of the stadiums to the public in the next Bundesliga season, Sig Zelt, spokesman for the ProFans fan group, told dpa.
“There is a lot of skepticism among many fans and the opinion that, if people are allowed to enter the stadiums again, then it will have to be everyone”Zelt said. “If I have the opportunity to enter, while many others cannot, that does not make a good impression,” he added.
The spokesman also noted that fans understand that, due to the pandemic, the stadiums cannot be fully used again in the short term. The German Football League has set out to develop guidelines with the Ministry of Health for fans to return to the stadiums. However, These will have to have that there are some restrictions such as the entries are nominal. Also, face masks are likely to be mandatory on soccer fields.
Borussia Dortmund have already tested special devices during the game against Hoffenheim disputed on the last day of the Bundesliga at the end of June like thermal cameras, which measure body temperature without contact before entering the stadium, and 3D sensors to determine the distance in a sector of stands.