Watzke is raging after the Bundesliga's investor deal collapsed. Watzke: "The Germans are traditional, maybe even a bit old-fashioned.” “In Germany, investor is perhaps not the best word,” explained the DFL presidential spokesman.

Every “idea that you tell the public, the public says: not good”, he said. “The investor's money would be perfect to help the entire Bundesliga grow’, he added. The DFL spokesman wanted to announce the opening of a DFL office in New York.