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Corona crisis in football: solidarity now!

2020-03-19T21:43:47.823Z


The Corona crisis hits the 3rd division particularly hard in the football industry - now there is a surprising push.


The Corona crisis hits the 3rd division particularly hard in the football industry - now there is a surprising push.

  • The corona crisis * also has a massive impact on German football .
  • Third division clubs are particularly affected.
  • Many great sports personalities are now acting.

Munich - The national team made the start on Wednesday and more and more protagonists of German football are following suit: while the DFB kickers donate 2.5 million euros for social purposes in times of the corona crisis, more and more Bundesliga players, coaches and managers are foregoing on their lavish salary. In this way, they want to do their part so that clubs and employees can survive if football stops in the next few weeks or even months.

The Borussia Mönchengladbach players were the first Bundesliga team to take this step. “The players know what's going on, they have been thinking. The team has offered to forego salary if it can help the club and thus the employees. I am very proud of the boys. We stand together, in good times as in bad, ”praises Gladbach manager Max Eberl .

Corona crisis: DFB team donates millions because of the corona virus

The players of the second division club Karlsruher SC also waived part of their salary in the months of March, April and June in order to mitigate possible loss of income for the club. "For us as a team, there is no question that we are currently moving closer together in the club and want to do our part so that the KSC can get through the current situation as best as possible," said captain David Pisot .

The teams from the 3rd league are particularly affected by the Corona crisis *, since most of the revenue from ticket sales is generated there. Even if the league should be continued at some point, there is still a big financial gap - because with a high probability only ghost games will take place and the paying spectators are missing.

Corona crisis: DFB team donates millions because of the corona virus

The consultancy firm Siebert & Backs knows that the situation in the third division is particularly tense. In addition to the future Bayern goalkeeper Alexander Nübel, she also coaches 1860 coach Michael Köllner and Rostock coach Jens Härtel . That is why the agency will waive 50 percent of the commission in 2020, according to its own statement "to relieve these clubs financially and expressly to motivate other agencies (who can) to do their part to cope with the crisis in the third division" .

Stefan Backs takes people who dismiss this approach as a PR chess move after the change around Nübel in advance by writing: “I already know that German professional grumblers will criticize our action. Or note that we now need good PR after the switch from Alex Nübel to Bayern Munich. I would like to say to these people (I could already name some of them by name): You are boring me. Do something yourself instead of nagging. "

Corona crisis: DFB team donates millions because of the corona virus

Backs continues: “My firm belief is that if everyone in the soccer industry does their part, which doesn't have to be material, then soccer will survive. Solidarity is especially necessary for the lower leagues. ”

Solidarity also shows BVB boss Hans- Joachim Watzke , who according to media reports should forego a third of his salary. According to DFB President Fritz Keller , national coaches Joachim Löw and Oliver Bierhoff also offered to hand over part of their income. The wave of solidarity is getting bigger. And that's good!

Manuel Bonke


More on the topic in the video: European Football Championship is postponed because of Corona

* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

Source: merkur

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