(Reuters) - Austria's professional football league will not be able to restart following the coronavirus outbreak if the government insists a whole team must be quarantined in the case of a player testing positive, its managing director told Reuters on Tuesday.
Christian Ebenauer said the government's ruling was a"knockout blow" to the Austrian Bundesliga's hopes of completing this season or even starting the next one.
Medical guidelines drawn up by the Bundesliga proposed that a player who tested positive would be separated from the squad but that his team mates could continue training provided they tested negative. "That was a knockout blow, it was a huge disappointment. It is not possible for the league to operate with this requirement."
After talking to colleagues around Europe, he said it was a recurring theme, with many looking to see what Germany decides.
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