Players have been told to limit contact, even on the pitch, and must avoid pre-match handshakes and hugs to celebrate goals.
Bundesliga team Borussia Dortmund in full cry pre-Covid-19. The league announced that matches will be played behind closed doors, with only a limited number of media and officials allowed to attend.Despite rigid hygiene guidelines for the restart of the Bundesliga this weekend, a leading German sports doctor has warned footballers are still at risk of suffering"irreversible" and potentially career-ending lung damage from the coronavirus.
Matches will be played behind closed doors, with only a limited number of media and officials allowed to attend. The DFL says while no plan could ever be"100% safe", the guidelines aim to create a playing environment with a low,"medically-justifiable risk". "There is a risk that top athletes may lose their level of performance and never regain it," Bloch said.
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