Ghost Games for everyone: Omikron forces the professional sport to the fan

The final decision of politics was no longer surprising: All professional sports must close the arenas and halls for the spectators. The measure encourages cross-speed criticism.

The professional port will return to the closed society, the horror ghost games returns shortly after Christmas for everyone: For all the high-start Corona variant Omicron, politics decided on Tuesday as expected, viewers in national sports major events from 28 December Completely excluded.

Over regional major events can no longer take place with audiences, which affects particular football matches, said Chancellor Olaf Scholz. How long this is the regulation made at the Bund-Country Summit, remained open. The first round matches in the football Bundesliga should be affected. Most recently, stadiums and halls have still been allowed in some federal states to occupy at least partially viewers.

The next meeting of politics is to take place on January 7, that day, the second half of the Bundesliga, which may also be affected by the decision. Most recently, stadiums and halls have still been allowed in some federal states to occupy at least partially viewers.

The decision sets massively to the professional port. Managing Director Hans-Joachim Wake von Borussia Dortmund had already warned the politicians in advance of a symbolic policy in advance and showed no understanding of a viewer exclusion: the professional football has proven as an outdoor event with a proven, coherent concept, to deal responsibly with the situation..

The indoor sports, which are even more dependent on viewer revenues than football with his billions-heavy TV contract, hit the measure hard. In the German Ice Hockey League (DEL), all parts of the empty ranks take place on the 28th of December, the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) is affected one day later.

Bundesliga and Co. threaten high losses

In the DEL, the salaries are often coupled to the audience numbers, corresponding clauses are likely to be pulled, as LISA CEO ERNST TRIPLE confirmed the side : The clubs will somehow come over the season, but many are really endangered for the future It is extremely important that the Coronahilfe professionals continues to flow, says Trips — and at an increased dimension: It's not enough to extend them.

The Handball Bundesliga (HBL) is lucky that the game is resting for the European Championship until the 9th of February. Whether until then the return of the spectators is decided, but at least seems questionable.

A serious resistance in the form of judicial disputes is (for the time being) can not be expected. Because: The Lockdown threatens — and this political measure would be threatening for many clubs. The Robert Koch Institute had demanded a ban on major events and the closing of sports facilities indoors as immediate measures before the Bund-Country Summit on Tuesday in his strategy paper.

A shutdown would come a professional ban equal and must be turned out with all the power, said HBL Managing Director Frank Johann. To prevent the worst case, the ready is currently forcing a refresh vaccination of your players. Especially for the footballers, the current winter break is a good time for the pie cuts.

Premier League: Schedule remains unchanged

A look beyond the national borders shows what a wave refers to the German professional sport. In England, Corona boots are canceled in series Games of the Premier League, but a pause hoped for by Team Manager Jürgen Klopp (FC Liverpool) will not exist.

The players and coaches tested more than 130 positively tested now and 50 game products in the ice hockey league NHL lead to the fact that the Olympic tournament takes place in Beijing without the skid cracks from North America. In the Basketball Profiling NBA sit numerous stars in quarantine, including the German international Maximilian Keeper and Moritz Wagner. The National Football League (NFL) also whips to their games with last quotas.

Unlike in North America and England, the spread of Omicron in Germany has just begun. Manager Christian Handel of PSV Mainz 05 feared horror scenarios for the professional sport. One of them will be reality from 28 December.

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