Gidi Lipkin
Fans of the teams (Radad Jabara, Itai Cohen, Itzik Belnitsky and Omri Stein)
As first reported in ONE, as early as next Saturday, about 5,000 fans will be able to enter the Premier League games, after the government finally approved it tonight (Thursday), after the agreement was reached earlier this week in discussions between the Ministry of Sports and the Ministry of Health.
After in the previous round only about 1,500 spectators could enter the pitches in the Football Leagues Administration made efforts to get approval from the government, even before the extra beat on Sunday, to increase the amount of fans already in the upcoming and intriguing round on Saturday, which will include the playoffs and of course the Tel Derby. The great spring.
According to the approved outline, in stadiums and open-air performance complexes, in a complex containing up to 10,000 seats – it will be possible to accommodate an audience of up to 75% of the venue or up to a roof number of 3,000 spectators, and in a complex containing over 10,000 seats – an audience of up to 30% The place or up to a roof number of 5,000 spectators.
As you may recall, the Ministry of Health was unwilling to hear about the entry of 10,000 fans into the big stadiums, about a third of the capacity, and demanded to continue with a layout of 1,500, but a compromise was finally reached to bring 5,000 fans to the pitches.
Minister of Culture and Sports, Hili Trooper: “About a month ago a derby with 5,000 fans would have seemed imaginary. This is a significant achievement for the world of culture and for the world of Israeli sports. After hard and intensive work, we were able to give a place of honor to these worlds, and bring to the corona cabinet approval the regulations earlier than planned. I’m glad we’ll already see higher numbers on Saturday. However, we will not rest until the entire audience returns to the fields and cultural events. “
