Germany to give green light to restart football in May

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The Bundesliga would become the first major European league to return to action.

Politicians believe resuming matches in the first and second divisions to"limit the economic damage" for the 36 clubs is"acceptable", the document showed.

The government document said:"Restarting match activity must be preceded by a two-week quarantine, where appropriate in the form of a training camp."The football league has long urged restarting play, which it says is vital for a sector that employs 56,000 people in Germany.So far, clubs in the top two divisions have returned 10 positive results for coronavirus from 1,724 tests since training resumed.

"The video has done the German league and professional football a disservice," Anja Stahmann, who chairs Germany's regional sports ministers, told RBB radio on Wednesday.If it gets the green light from politicians, the DFL will hold a general meeting by video conference Thursday where representatives from the clubs will finalise details for the restart.

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