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Complete cancellation or Bundesliga with 16 teams? Rummenigge with a clear announcement - FCB boss flirting with UEFA plans

2020-03-30T19:51:31.592Z


In the Bundesliga, the game is suspended due to the Corona crisis. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is now proposing a spectacular scenario to save the season. All developments in the news ticker.


In the Bundesliga, the game is suspended due to the Corona crisis. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is now proposing a spectacular scenario to save the season. All developments in the news ticker.

  • Corona crisis in Europe: Bundesliga, Premier League, Serie A and Champions League must stop playing.
  • It is currently unclear when and if the season will continue because of the coronavirus pandemic .
  • Uefa makes a spectacular proposal - FDP boss Christian Lindner does not believe in games with fans - all developments regarding the Bundesliga in the Corona crisis here in the news ticker .

Update from March 30th, 9.09 p.m .: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge rules out a complete cancellation of the season and a football Bundesliga with only 14 or 16 clubs, despite the current existential crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic .

For Bayern Munich's CEO, it would even be an option if the season didn't end until September and the new season didn't start until next winter. "If this were not possible from a health and political perspective, this scenario would have to be dealt with," said Rummenigge in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung .

Bundesliga with spectators? Rummenigge brings completely new options into play

"We should definitely finish this season , for reasons of sporting fairness, but of course also to keep the economic damage as low as possible," said the Bayern CEO before the general meeting of the DFL in Frankfurt on Tuesday (10.30 a.m.) .

The head of Bayern admitted that the acute crisis will not leave the industry leader from Munich without a trace. " Bayern would also face economic difficulties if we don't play football for too long," said Rummenigge.

Bayern might be "a bit better off than other Bundesliga clubs because of our very good equity situation". "But we too are currently waiting in the transfer market to keep the powder dry and to see how the situation develops," said Rummenigge. "Today we all don't know how long the corona spook will be with us."

Bundesliga with spectators? Lindner: "This will be the last thing we ..."

Update from March 30, 7 p.m .: Tomorrow, Tuesday, the bosses of the 36 professional clubs and the heads of the DFL will come together for the next virtual Corona summit in the Bundesliga (10:30 a.m.).

According to agency information, the trend is to restart game operations in May - in all likelihood without spectators. But: Even if the number of new corona infections drops, even this scenario is even possible.

There is still a little leeway. It is expected that the officials will initially extend the mandatory break until April 30. A further postponement would still be possible afterwards with a view to the remaining nine Bundesliga games.

Update from March 30, 2 p.m .: While the Bundesliga is not playing , there are discussions in the background about the nearer and longer-term future of the players.

World champion Thomas Müller is said to be in negotiations with FC Bayern * to extend his contract, while two Premier League clubs from London are said to be interested in Munich youngster Chris Richards *.

Corona crisis in the Bundesliga: FDP boss Lindner does not promise full stadiums

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© Instagram / Christian Lindner

Update of March 30, 11 a.m .: How and when will the Bundesliga continue in the Corona crisis ? FDP boss Christian Lindner has given football fans no hope of returning to matches in front of full stadiums soon.

“We are sociable beings who need contact. Bundesliga with audience and fans will be the last thing we open again, “said the opposition politician of the picture .

Lindner is friends with BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke and sits on Borussia Dortmund's board of directors.

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What a thriller in Dortmund ... CL #bvb #bundesliga PS: And I treat it to @mariogotze ...

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Update from March 30, 10 a.m .: You can find all previous news about the Corona crisis in the Bundesliga under this ticker *.

First announcement from March 29: Professional football is currently only played in Belarus. Despite the coronavirus pandemic worldwide, which causes a lot of shaking of the head in the rest of Europe.

Bundesliga, Champions League, Premier, League, La Liga, Serie A and so on - they all have to pause because of the Corona crisis * .

Bundesliga: FC Bayern boss Rummenigge and BVB boss Watzke want to end the season

FC Bayern Munich was in great shape and would have had the chance to expand its title collection *. But nothing will come of it for the time being.

But after the boss of the board, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke, had vigorously pushed for it, the European Football Association (Uefa) left no doubt that it was imperative to end the season.

"We could start in mid-May, June or even late June," said Uefa President Aleksander Ceferin to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica . After that, the season was "very likely lost".

When will the Bundesliga continue because of Corona? Spectacular proposal from Uefa

The head of the European Football Union also made it clear that talks with the leagues about an adjustment of the calendar would take place - and called a spectacular proposal.

For example, the current season could be ended "at the beginning of the next", which would start the next season "a little later". However, there is still no final decision.

Apart from Belarus, the ball is currently at a standstill in all of Europe's professional leagues . In the Bundesliga , the game will be suspended until April 30 at the suggestion of the German Football League (DFL) . The 36 clubs of the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga still have to agree on Tuesday. However, this is a matter of form.

Corona crisis: The Bundesliga faces high losses

If the season is stopped altogether, the Bundesliga could face losses of an estimated 750 million euros.

Uli Hoeneß, honorary president of FC Bayern , last said in an interview with the kicker : If there were no games by Christmas, then "the livelihood of the entire league would be threatened". However, "all are the predictions about a possible start of the games from surrender, charlatans ”.

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* tz.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editors network

More FC Bayern news and rumors: will Ivan Perisic stay at Bayern? Inter Milan is probably planning a spectacular exchange.

Source: merkur

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