June 11 – Coaches and substitutes will no longer have to wear protective face masks on the sidelines during Bundesliga matches following newly announced hygiene measures.
While fixtures in Germany’s top three men’s leagues and the women’s top-flight continue to be played behind closed doors, the rules are to be relaxed across the board from this weekend.
Those involved will be allowed to take off their protective equipment once “they have taken their seats at a distance of at least 1.5 metres from the next person”.
Additionally the number of non-rights holders media allowed into matches will be raised from 13 to 26.
“The adjustments have been checked and accepted by the Federal Ministry of Labour,” said the German Football League (DFL) and German Football Association (DFB) in a joint statement.
“They are to apply until the end of the current season.”
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