Germany: League and clubs, ready to play behind closed doors in May, await political approval

"The Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga clubs are prepared to continue the current season (2019-20) in May without any stadium audiences. Until now, the ordinary assembly had suspended match operations until 30/04/2020. The decision regarding the restart, of course, lies with the relevant political decision-makers," announced the DFL at the end of a general assembly organised by videoconference on 23/04/2020.

"In order to guarantee the best possible medical conditions, a binding concept was presented during the Ordinary Assembly. The binding guidelines elaborated by the 'Sports Medicine / Special Match Operations Task Force' under the leadership of Prof. Dr Tim Meyer provide for, among other things, strict hygiene guidelines, continuous testing and permanent monitoring. In this context, a cooperation agreement for specialist medical support was concluded with a total of five laboratory associations," said the German League.

"All laboratories have guaranteed in writing that their current capacities are sufficient and that the Covid-19 tests of Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga players will not…