The revolt of German fans that I reported here last week has reached its objective: the DFL rules out the entry of CVC as a partner. The German fan is scared of foreign capital, he does not want to see the Bundesliga like the Premier League is, in foreign hands.

At the beginning of the century, a movement with a certain international reach emerged when the American Malcolm Glazer bought Manchester United. That inspired the creation of a Federation of Shareholders and Partners of Spanish Football, whose supporters identified themselves with colored scarves.