Bundesliga: The football upper house is currently lame because of the corona virus. German top clubs are now planning to donate millions to clubs.
- The corona virus * has the world under control.
- Sport has also been affected a long time ago.
- More and more professionals are therefore going on the donation offensive - now Bundesliga clubs have also followed suit.
Update from March 27th : Now it's official! FC Bayern Munich , Borussia Dortmund , RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen want to set an example in the corona crisis and help clubs that are financially in need. Therefore, 12.5 million euros, which are actually due to the Champions League quartet of the current season, will be redirected to a rescue pot. The four clubs contribute a further 7.5 million euros from their own resources.
Bayern boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge described the measure as an act of solidarity to deal with the Corona crisis. "Together, we want to use this campaign to show solidarity with all clubs in the Bundesliga and the second Bundesliga," said the CEO. “In these difficult times, it is important that the stronger shoulders support the weaker shoulders. We also want to show that football stands together right now, ”emphasized the 64-year-old FCB boss.
Bundesliga clubs stick together: FC Bayern, BVB, Leipzig and Leverkusen donate 20 million euros
The measure met with a positive response in professional football. “This campaign underlines that solidarity in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 is not lip service. The DFL Presidium is very grateful to the four Champions League participants in terms of the community of all clubs, ”DFL Managing Director Christian Seifert was quoted in a message from Borussia Dortmund.
BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke underlined: "We have always said that we will show solidarity if clubs are at fault because of this exceptional situation, which they can no longer master on their own."
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FC Bayern and other top clubs donate millions to competition - or does the DFL intervene?
First report from March 25 : Munich - Actually, we should be talking about the Champions League these days. The Europa League would be an issue and of course we would turn onto the home stretch of the Bundesliga *.
Some would think of the EM 2020 * and of course upcoming transfers would be on everyone's lips. What's going to happen to Leroy Sané * now? What is going on with Manuel Neuer and Marc-André ter Stegen? And was David Alaba part of a crazy plan *?
Corona in the Bundesliga: Top clubs are probably planning to donate millions
However, all of these topics are on hold, because: The corona virus has a firm grip on the world and therefore also on sports . In the past few days and weeks, countless tournaments or competitions have been canceled or suspended, and the game is also suspended in Germany.
Therefore, there has been a lot of talk recently about waiving the salary of individual stars or clubs. Leon Goretzka and Joshua Kimmich have already set a good example.
Coronavirus: FC Bayern, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Bayern Leverkusen have a donation plan
And now the big clubs from the Bundesliga are following: According to the picture , the four German Champions League starters want to make a money pot available this season. This should benefit clubs from the first and second leagues that are in financial difficulties due to the corona crisis .
FC Bayern Munich *, Borussia Dortmund , RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen are said to have met last week to discuss such a model.
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20 million euros should go into the pot, in the end, according to the newspaper, the DFL should decide which club should be subsidized.
But where does the coal actually come from? As the newspaper continues to write, the DFL has created a reserve of 45 million euros from the current TV contract in order to be flexible for possible strategic projects such as its own TV channel .
Corona in the Bundesliga: 20 million euros for clubs in crisis?
The DFL now obviously has everything in hand: If the money is not needed for any strategic projects, it should be distributed to all clubs according to the TV distribution key .
FC Bayern , Dortmund , Leipzig and Leverkusen as CL representatives together would be entitled to around 12.5 million euros - the sum would then be put into the pot by the clubs and then together, with their own resources, topped up to 20 million euros.
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