Germany To Give Green Light To Restart Football In May
Bundesliga team FC Bayern Munich, at the team training ground in Munich, southern Germany, on April 6, 2020. Bayern Munich’s players resume training sessions in small groups amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. Christof STACHE / AFPThe German government and state leaders are set Wednesday to give the Bundesliga the green light to restart behind closed doors in May after weeks of shutdown imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus, according to a draft government agreement seen by AFP.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and state premiers will set a date for the season to resume in a telephone conference later Wednesday, with media reporting May 21 was a possible candidate.“Restarting match activity must be preceded by a two-week quarantine, where appropriate in the form of a training camp” for players, the document read.
So far, clubs in the top two divisions have returned 10 positive results from 1,724 coronavirus tests since training resumed. Three of the cases are known to be from the Cologne club and two from Borussia Moenchengladbach. Bayern Munich, seeking their eighth consecutive title, were four points clear at the top of the table when play was halted.The French league announced last week it will not resume the Ligue 1 or Ligue 2 seasons, with Paris Saint-Germain being awarded the top-flight title.
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