Due to the Corona crisis, the game will be suspended in the Bundesliga until May. Christian Seifert spoke at a press conference about the coming months.
- Corona crisis in Europe: Bundesliga, Premier League, Serie A and Champions League must suspend game operations.
- Because of the Coronavirus pandemic pauses the Bundesliga now until April, 30th.
- All developments forBundesliga in the corona crisis here in News ticker.
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Update of March 31, 3:51 p.m .: In the Corona crisis soccer stars have one more larger role model function. A Bundesliga kicker apparently doesn’t know how to deal with it – and was caught at a corona party.
Update from March 31, 2:30 p.m .: “We as Bundesliga look forward to being able to bring people back a little bit of normalcy in due course. ”With these words, DFL boss Christian Seifert closed his speech at the PK of the German Football League.
Anyone looking for an early end to the Corona break in the Bundesliga hoped but was disappointed. The DFL and the professional clubs officially decided that the league would initially run until April, 30th paused further. The general meeting of the German Football League approved a proposal from the DFL Presidium on Tuesday.
Decision of the DFL: Bundesliga pauses until at least April 30.
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However, it is completely open whether the game will continue in May. In Germany, due to the pandemic numerous restrictions in public life that could continue beyond April.
If anything, the remaining 163 games in the top two divisions will probably be considered Ghost games carried out. The concept for the restart must be supported by politics and the health authorities.
Bundesliga: officially! Game operations are suspended until May – then ghost games?
“First of all, and there is still no question about it, it is about controlling the spread of the virus and in particular about protecting risk groups,” said DFL boss Christian Seifert on Tuesday. “It will stay that way for some time.” But there is “high pressure” to work on “how we can get up and continue working after this crisis”.
The general meeting made four “essential decisions”. In addition to the suspension of gaming operations team training until April 5 remain under. “At the same time, we are developing production concepts for all 36 locations of professional football for how games can also be played temporarily without the presence of spectators, with the least possible use of personnel,” said Seifert. In addition, a medical task force was set up and a “further package of measures” was decided to relieve the clubs during the licensing process.
As the kicker reports, it is planned to start in May Season ended with ghost games bring to.
Bundesliga with spectators? Rummenigge is toying with UEFA plans
Update from March 30, 9:09 p.m .: A complete cancellation of the season and one Football Bundesliga with only 14 or 16 clubs left Karl-Heinz Rummenigge despite the current existential crisis caused by the Coronavirus pandemic out.
In the Bundesliga, the game is suspended due to the Corona crisis. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is now proposing a spectacular scenario to save the season.
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For the CEO of the FC Bayern Munich it would even be an option if the season doesn’t end until September and the new season doesn’t start until next winter. “If that were not possible from the perspective of health and political assessment, one might have to deal with this scenario,” said Rummenigge in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
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Bundesliga with spectators? Rummenigge brings completely new options into play
“We should be sure to finish this season, for reasons of sporting fairness, but of course also to keep the economic damage as low as possible, “said the Bayern CEO before the General meeting of the DFL on Tuesday (10.30 a.m.) in Frankfurt.
The head of Bayern admitted that the acute crisis will not leave the industry leader from Munich without a trace. “Also on the FC Bayern There would be economic difficulties if we didn’t play football for too long, ”said Rummenigge.
Bayern might be “a bit better off than other Bundesliga clubs because of our very good equity situation”. “But we too are currently waiting in the transfer market to keep the powder dry and to see how the situation develops,” said Rummenigge. “Today we all don’t know how long it takes us Corona spook will still accompany. “
Bundesliga with spectators? Lindner: “This will be the last thing we …”
Update from March 30, 7 p.m .: Tomorrow’s Tuesday, the bosses of the 36 professional clubs and the bosses of the DFL to the next virtual Corona summit of the Bundesliga together (10.30 a.m.).
According to agency information, the trend is to restart game operations in May – in all likelihood without spectators. But: only if the number of corona-New infections decreases, even this scenario is even possible.
There is still a little leeway. It is expected that the officials will initially extend the mandatory break until April 30. A further postponement would be the next nine games Bundesliga still possible afterwards.
Update from March 30, 2 p.m .: During the game operation of the Bundesliga paused, conversations are going on in the background in many places about the nearer and longer-term future of the players.
World champion Thomas Müller is said to be with Bayern
* are in negotiations about an extension of his contract, two Premier League clubs from London, on the other hand, should show interest in Munich youngster Chris Richards *.
Corona crisis in the Bundesliga: FDP boss Lindner does not promise full stadiums
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Update from March 30, 11 a.m .: How and when does the Bundesliga in the Corona crisis continue? FDP boss Christian Lindner has given football fans no hope of returning to matches in front of full stadiums soon.
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“We are sociable beings who need contact. Bundesliga with the public and fans will be the last thing we open again, “said the opposition politician image.
Lindner is with BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke friends and sits at Borussia Dortmund on the Economic Council.
Update from March 30, 10 a.m .: All previous news about the Corona crisis in the Bundesliga can be found under this ticker *.
First report from March 29: Professional football is currently only played in Belarus. Despite the Coronavirus pandemic worldwide, which causes a lot of head shaking in the rest of Europe.
Bundesliga, Champions League, Premier, League, La Liga, Serie A and so on – they all have to pause because of the Corona crisis *.
Bundesliga: FC Bayern boss Rummenigge and BVB boss Watzke want to end the season
FC Bayern Munich was in great shape and would have had the chance to expand its title collection *. But nothing will come of it for the time being.
But after the boss of the board, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke, had vigorously pushed for it, the European Football Association (Uefa) left no doubt that it was imperative to end the season.
“We could start in mid-May, June, or even late June,” said UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. After that, the season was “very likely lost”.
When will the Bundesliga continue because of Corona? Spectacular proposal from Uefa
The head of the European Football Union also made it clear that talks with the leagues about an adjustment of the calendar would take place – and called a spectacular proposal.
For example, the current season could be ended “at the beginning of the next”, which would start the next season “a little later”. However, there is still no final decision.
With the exception of Belarus, the ball is currently resting in all of Europe’s professional leagues Bundesliga the game operation on the suggestion of German Football League (DFL) suspended until April 30th. The 36 clubs of the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga still have to agree on Tuesday. However, this is a matter of form.
Corona crisis: The Bundesliga faces high losses
If the season is completely canceled, there is a risk of Bundesliga Estimated losses of 750 million euros.
Uli Hoeneß, honorary president of FC Bayern, last said in an interview with the Kicker: If there are no games by Christmas, then “the livelihood of the entire league is threatened”. However, “all who make predictions about a possible start of the games are charlatans”.
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