THE Bundesliga is set to resume in just ten days as Germany prepare to relax lockdown rules, according to reports.
German football has been on hold since March 11 due to the coronavirus crisis.
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The Bundesliga could resume in just ten days with matches reportedly set to go ahead on May 15
The likes of Bayern Munich have been back in training for the last couple of weeksCredit: Reuters
But now reports from Reuters suggest top-flight matches could be allowed to take place again from May 15.
Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled for a conference call on Wednesday to discuss how the country will look to ease their measures.
As well as large shops and schools beginning to reopen, it is thought professional football could also be allowed to continue.
These games would be behind closed doors with no fans and measures in place to keep any risk of infection to a minimum.
The reports come just hours after ten Bundesliga players tested positive for Covid-19 out of 1,724 tests carried out across Germany’s top two flights.
Cologne registered three cases while Stuttgart had one “inconclusive result”.
Teams have resumed training already with squads working in small groups as they prepare for when football can resume.
Most sides have nine matches left of the league season with Bayern Munich – whose players all tested negative – four points clear of Borussia Dortmund at the top.
The Premier League will be watching on with plenty of interest as they too look to get the season back underway and completed as soon as possible.
So an effective approach made in Germany could lead to England following suit.
Reports last week detailed how matchdays could look under the new safety guidelines.
A maximum of 300 people – including four police, ten journalists, four ball boys, eight groundsmen and 50 security staff – would be allowed at the stadium at any time.
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Team buses would be disinfected before entering the ground with players checked before being allowed into the building.
Starting players should warm up separately from substitutes and use a different changing room.
The teams would come out of the tunnel alone and at different times, no lining up together or shaking hands or posing for photos while subs could be forced to sit in the stands in order to space out.
When the season does get back underway, Borussia Dortmund will try and catch leaders BayernCredit: AFP – Getty
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