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Dortmund players break Bundesliga hygiene rules, club defends them

Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc says he spoke with the players about their behavior and adds that they only removed their face masks to pose briefly for pictures

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Agencies New Delhi and Berlin
Borussia Dortmund has defended a group of players who were accused of breaking Bundesliga hygiene rules while getting haircuts.
 
German newspaper Bild reports that some of the players were pictured without face masks during appointments at home with a celebrity barber. Forward Jadon Sancho was among the players.
 
League rules during the coronavirus pandemic say players should minimise contact with people from outside their household. They have to wear masks for large parts of game days unless actually on the field.
 
Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc says he spoke with the players about their behavior and adds