Rummenigge: Other countries have high infection rates and allow fans to enter the stadium, and Germany should find a way to lift the ban

Live Bar January 24 , During a recent guest appearance on Radio Bavaria , former Bayern board chairman Rummenigge expressed his concern for the fact that many places in Germany still ban fans from entering the stadium, saying that other countries also allow fans to enter the stadium in the case of high infection rates, and the German government needs to come up with a feasible plan to change the status quo, because football is impossible without fans.

Because the German federal states can make their own epidemic prevention rules, Bayern in Bavaria is still restricted by the "spectator ban order" introduced in early December last year, despite the fact that teams in frankfurt, Leipzig and Berlin have fans in this round of the league. Rummenigge said: "It is impossible without fans. Despite the very high contagion index, there is still a nearly 100% attendance on the stadiums in the UK, 75% in Spain and 50% in Italy. In Bavaria, we are only 0%. ”

According to German media reports, before another joint meeting between the federal and state governments on Monday, the four most important professional leagues in German football have jointly sent letters to the prime minister's office and the governors of the states, in which they ask the government to fully end the ban on fans entering the stadium. Rummenigge said: "Now the government should have clear, practical and most importantly forward-looking solutions, as well as a concept of epidemic prevention based on regional conditions." ”

Rummenigge explains: "It is very important to be involved in lobbying for government departments. It has always been said that the football industry is placed in a privileged position. But at the moment I think football is at a disadvantage. In other countries, despite the high number of infected people, more fans are still allowed to enter the stadium. ”

The report said the situation in Bavaria could soon change: The state's governor, Soder, said on a conference call on Friday that he would introduce a motion to allow fans to enter the stadium at Monday's federal meeting, and he first wanted to see if there could be a consistent route across the country, but Bavaria would also act on its own if necessary, because professional sports also need a "new perspective".

(Shimu)