German FA chief calls for player salary cap to help keep fans


President of the German football federation (DFB) Fritz Keller and DFB secretary general Friedrich Curtius arrive for a general assembly of the German Football League (Deutsche Fußball Liga - DFL) in Frankfurt, Germany March 16, 2020, to decide on COVID-19 related measures for soccer in Germany. Arne Dedert/Pool via REUTERS

BERLIN (Reuters) - Soccer must learn long-term lessons from the coronavirus crisis, with better financial controls and player salary caps, to keep fans on board, German Football Association President Fritz Keller said.

Germany's Bundesliga was shut for more than two months in response to the coronavirus pandemic before becoming the first major soccer league to resume action last week.

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