THE Bundesliga has reportedly agreed to allow fans to return from the start of September – but with no away supporters until next year and booze banned.
The top two tiers of German football have laid out plans to allow fans back into stadiums – if the government gives them the green light later this month.
On Tuesday, clubs Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 voted in favour of allowing some fans back into stadiums when the season starts on September 18
But German Football League (DFL) chief Christian Seifert said plans to get fans back in stadiums hinge on the country’s political leaders in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
He said: “If and when fans will return to the stadiums is not a decision for the DFL but for the political leaders,
“The DFL does not expect or demand anything but we are preparing to take this small step (with fans in stadiums) when the time comes.
“Priority is not full stadiums but the health situation. We should not take unnecessary risks but we should also not capitulate and just expect it to go away.”
The Bundesliga was the first major league to return in May after a two-month shutdown because of the coronavirus crisis.
The German top-flight was played out behind closed doors until the end of the season in June – with Bayern Munich crowned champions for the eighth time.
The country’s government has banned all events with large crowds until 31 October.
And German health officals have recently admitted they are “very worried” about a deadly new spike in coronavirus cases.
On Tuesday the Robert Koch Institute – the state agency in charge of disease control – reported 879 new infections plus eight new deaths.
