Investor entry - DFL deal: fan alliance calls for vote to be repeated
The fan alliance "Unsere Kurve" is calling for the vote on the controversial German Football League (DFL) investor deal to be repeated.
This should not take place in secret, the organization announced, justifying its demand with the potentially controversial voting behaviour of Hanover's majority shareholder Martin Kind.
"The decision shakes German soccer to its very foundations, the 50+1 rule. It appears that the 24 votes required for a league investor only came together because Martin Kind, an investor in the club, voted in favor, contrary to the binding instructions of the parent club," read a statement from "Unsere Kurve".
96 parent club instructs Kind
On December 11, the 36 German professional clubs voted on the billion-euro deal, which allows a strategic partner to enter the club for a maximum term of 20 years. The necessary two-thirds majority was only just achieved. The parent club of Hannover 96, which was at odds with Kind's side, had instructed the 79-year-old to vote against the deal. However, according to the names of the clubs that are said to have voted no, there are serious doubts as to whether Kind did so.
On the last two match days of the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga, many fans had expressed their displeasure about the deal with various actions in the stadiums.
Message from Unsere Kurve
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- Despite the disapproval of Hanover 96's parent club, Hanover's majority shareholder Martin Kind voted in favor of the Bundesliga investor deal, which has sparked a call for the vote to be repeated by the fan alliance "Unsere Kurve".
- The controversial German Football League (DFL) investor deal was initially approved by a 75% majority in a vote among the 36 German professional clubs, with Hanover's vote being crucial in achieving the necessary 24 votes.
- Shockingly, many investors in the Bundesliga clubs, including Martin Child, have shown interest in the DFL deal, with some fans questioning whether this investment will prioritize profits over the historically important 50+1 rule in German soccer.
- Following the accusations of voting irregularities and the strong disapproval of fans, the DFL and the German soccer community are faced with the repetition of the vote, which could have significant consequences for the future investment in German soccer.
- The fan alliance "Unsere Kurve" and many soccer fans in Germany are now calling for transparency and fairness in the German Football League (DFL) investor deal, with the vote repetition being a significant step towards that goal.
Source: www.stern.de
