Danish club FC Midtjylland planning ‘drive-in football’ as they seek solution should they play behind closed doors after coronavirus break
- Danish Super League is suspended and would likely return behind closed doors
- FC Midtjylland have found a solution to allow fans to watch outside the stadium
- It could give up to 10,000 fans the chance to watch the games from their cars
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Danish club FC Midtjylland have found a solution to get around playing fixtures behind closed doors during the coronavirus lockdown.
The Danish Super League like many leagues across the world has been postponed and when football does resume, it is likely that football will be played in empty stadiums.
However, the league leaders have announced plans that will allow 2,000 cars to park around their stadium and watch matches on big screens outside their MCH arena.
Midtjylland are planning to allow 2,000 cars to watch games from outside their stadium
The match would be displayed on two large screens and would give the possibility for 10,000 fans to turn up.
They hope to duplicate the audio from television commentary and make it available in cars through a specified frequency.
In a club statement, Midtjylland marketing and support director Preben Rokkjaer said: ‘In the coming time when we unfortunately have to play the Super League without spectators, we are working hard to create the best possible experience.
‘[Drive-in football] will go a long way to giving something back to the region and our many loyal fans.
‘We have a stated goal of creating the best stadium experience and coronavirus doesn’t change that, it just provides some other preconditions.
Up to 10,000 fans could be watching the game from outside rather than inside the MCH arena
‘We are in close dialogue with the police, the Herning Municipality and MCH to create a safe framework and security for everyone.’
The club added that further details of drive-in football would be released when they have a set return date in place.
Midtjylland are currently 12 points ahead of second-place side FC Copenhagen in the league.
On their Twitter page the club said: ‘We have good news. The empty stands should not separate us when the Super League and our pursuit of the gold resume.’