SKY SPORTS are offering fans in Germany the chance to watch Bundesliga matches with fake crowd noises – but most in the nation don’t even want football back.
The German top-flight returns this weekend behind closed doors following the coronavirus lockdown.
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Sky Sports will give German fans the option to listen to fake crowd noise while watching the return of the BundesligaCredit: Getty Images – Getty
And supporters in the eaton are being given the chance to watch the return of football either with the live audio of an empty stadium or fake, personalised fan reaction.
The option is only available to viewers in Germany, with the Bundesliga being broadcast on BT Sport in the UK.
A Sky statement revealed “a freely selectable new alternative audio track with a recorded stadium atmosphere” will be available for all matches.
It continued: “In addition to the live commentary, it also plays back fan chants for the participating teams and crowd reactions to the match.”
For fans who’d rather listen the live feed, Sky said “the focus will be more on the calls of players and coaches as well as the sounds of the ball action”.
But fans in Germany don’t even want football back due to coronavirus fears, with just 31 per cent wanting its return.
According to Bild, just under a third of the nation are happy to have football back.
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In fact, of the fans asked, 56 per cent of those didn’t even want the lockdown measures eased as they worry about a second wave of the killer bug.
Bundesliga and German Football League (DFL) chiefs have put extensive hygiene measures in place to ensure player and staff safety.
Just 322 people will be allowed in and around the stadium on game-days, while all mascots – including Cologne’s famous goat, Hennes – are banned.
Bundesliga club Borussia Monchengladbach are finding a novel way of filling their stadium
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
