1st Bundesliga - Fan protest in Augsburg: "No to investors in the DFL!"
At the Bundesliga match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund, fans of both teams also protested against the planned entry of investors into the German Football League. "No to investors in the DFL!" was the message on a flyer distributed by Augsburg fans before the match on Saturday. "A different kind of soccer is possible, it just has to be wanted."
In the stadium, both fan scenes unfurled banners with the identical statement: "We will not be part of your deal - fuck the DFL!"
The Ultra fans joined the boycott announced at the start of the match. Before and after kick-off, they initially refrained from the usual vociferous support for their teams. As a result, it was relatively quiet in the WWK Arena, which was sold out with just over 30,000 spectators. After twelve minutes of restraint, the Ultras then chanted: "Fuck the DFL!"
At the general meeting on Monday, the German Football League (DFL) received a mandate from the professional clubs to enter into concrete negotiations with a strategic marketing partner.
A financial investor is to pay up to one billion euros for a percentage share of the TV revenues. The contract is to have a maximum term of 20 years. This agreement has met with disapproval from many club supporters. FC Augsburg abstained from the vote, while Dortmund voted in favor of the deal.
Bundesliga fixture list Bundesliga table FCA squad The FC Augsburg coaches Preview
Read also:
- A clan member is punished here
- Traffic lawyer warns: Don't talk to the police!
- Will he be convicted as Jutta's murderer after 37 years?
- He also wanted to kill his cousin
- Despite the opposition from fans, including those of Borussia Dortmund, FC Augsburg did not take a stance against the investor deal in the Bundesliga, as they abstained from voting during the DFL's general meeting.
- The proposed investor deal, which could see a financial investor paying up to one billion euros for a share of TV revenues, has sparked discontent among soccer fans in Germany, especially in North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria, where clubs like Borussia Dortmund and FC Augsburg are based.
- Prior to the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Augsburg in Augsburg, supporters from both teams protested against the planned entry of investors into the German Football League, displaying banners and sharing flyers that read "No to investors in the DFL!"
- The Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Augsburg was marked by fan protests, with Ultra fans of Augsburg boycotting the usual support for their team and chanting against the DFL during the game, as a result of the investor deal controversy.
- The investor deal in the German Football League, which is being met with criticism from many club supporters, has potentially far-reaching implications for the future of soccer in Germany, particularly in the Bundesliga, where clubs like Borussia Dortmund and FC Augsburg play.
Source: www.stern.de
