Law professor thinks footballers are not required to be compulsory: “I’m very skeptical”

In Germany there was recently public discussion about compulsory vaccination for various professional groups – including footballers. Now a law professor has commented on any plans and considers a mandatory vaccination for football professionals to be difficult to implement.

Law professor Philipp S. Fischinger does not believe especially in a vaccination regulation by the DFL, as it was recently demanded by some sides.

“I’m very skeptical about that. Of course, the association’s autonomy is fundamentally protected, but it does not apply without limits. Here it is opposed to the need to protect the physical integrity and the player’s right to self-determination over his body,” he said kicker.

In his opinion, this consideration ultimately works out in favor of the footballer. “In this respect, I do not see an association in a stronger legal position vis-à-vis the player than the club is as an employer.

One like that from Stefan Effenberg opposite Sport1 The club’s game ban for those who refuse to be vaccinated is “illegal” from Fischinger’s point of view. Instead, clubs should “choose a mixture of carrot and stick: on the one hand, continue to persuade them, on the other hand, if necessary, get the players to give in through financial pressure.” Only then should the legislature intervene.

Politicians recently had voices, including from Markus Söder (CSU, Prime Minister Bavaria) and Hendrik Wüst (CDU, Prime Minister NRW), after footballers were required to be vaccinated. This was met with incomprehension at many Bundesliga clubs. Mainz sports director Christian Heidel described it as “populism”.