Monday, June 21, 2021
Corona worries in the final location in London
Munich is “ready” for more European Championship games
Actually, the last games of the pan-European football championship should take place in London’s Wembley Stadium. But the corona situation and especially the strict quarantine rules make UEFA doubt this. CSU boss Söder is now also bringing Munich into play.
According to Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder, the city of Munich is available as an alternative venue in the event that EM games are postponed due to the corona situation in England. “We would be happy to take another game at any time,” said the CSU boss after a meeting of the presidia and boards of the CDU and CSU.
Munich is ready for everything and, given the Corona situation, it would be good if the European Football Union (UEFA) had a “Plan B” in its pocket. In Great Britain, the number of infections is rising again significantly because of the so-called delta variant of the virus. But Söder also emphasized that “Plan A” had to be examined first as to how the hygiene regulations in London could now be better complied with. This also applies to the remaining games in Munich. Here, too, the implementation of the mask requirement is not yet successful for all stadium visitors.
Does UEFA require exemptions for VIP guests?
Last week the newspaper “Times” reported that due to the rapid spread of the Delta variant and the strict quarantine regulations in England, the European Championship final might not take place in London’s Wembley Stadium. According to this, UEFA should endeavor to provide exceptions so that players, officials and VIP guests can enter and leave the country without any problems.
“There is always an emergency plan, but we are confident that the last week will take place in London,” said UEFA. Two round of 16 games will take place in England’s capital on June 26th and 29th, and both semi-finals (July 6th and 7th) and the final (July 11th) will take place at Wembley Stadium. The Times report said UEFA was considering moving the games to Budapest, where more than 60,000 fans can enter the arena. There was no official statement on the part of the association. You have to follow the further development.
Although the corona numbers are increasing enormously in England, more fans should be allowed to enter the stadium as the tournament progresses. “UEFA is delighted that Wembley will increase its capacity for the knockout round matches to at least 50 percent. We are currently in discussions with local authorities to try to attract the fans of the participating teams To enable them to attend the matches, “the UEFA statement said:” A strict test and bubble concept will be applied, which means that your stay in the UK would be less than 24 hours and your movements only on approved means of transport and venues would be limited. “
Currently, depending on their origin, travelers have to undergo quarantine and PCR tests for ten days. With a negative test result on the fifth day after entry, you can leave the quarantine.
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