BERLIN – Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke
wants the Bundesliga to resume as soon as possible with games behind
closed doors.
The German top flight has been suspended since mid-March because of
the coronavirus pandemic. The league hopes to restart in May under
strict hygiene conditions but needs the government to give the green
light.
"If we don't play for the next few months, the whole Bundesliga will
go downhill. Then it will no longer exist in the form we have known
it," Watzke told Sky TV on Sunday.
"Of course I know many fans say there will be no atmosphere in the
stadiums and that will also come across on TV. That's absolutely
clear.
"(But) this is about saving football."
There are nine games left in the Bundesliga season. Playing them also
means the clubs will unlock around 300 million euros (324 million
dollars) in television money.