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The German Football League (DFL) wants to financially support the third division and the women’s Bundesliga in the current crown crisis. DFL Managing Director Christian Seifert confirmed a payment of € 7.5 million on Thursday after the general meeting.
“This support payment is not tied to any other conditions. The Presidium thanks the Champions League clubs for the initiative to provide the solidarity fund,” said Seifert. FC Bayern’s top four clubs, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig and Bayer Leverkusen made available € 20 million to help clubs in danger at the start of the crisis.
The third division is organized under the umbrella of the German Football Association (DFB) and is financially affected by the crown crisis. There are different opinions among the clubs as to whether the season should continue. An avalanche of bankruptcies is feared.
TV money will soon flow
The 36 first and second division clubs will soon receive money from television channels. According to Seifert, agreements have been reached with “almost all” media partners, most notably Pay TV broadcaster Sky, that the money from the pending broadcast rights fee should flow more. take at the end of June.
Politicians decided when the spectatorless ghost season would continue, Seifert emphasized. If the season cannot be ended, the clubs would have to pay at least partially the television money.
“We had intense discussions that were characterized by respect,” Seifert emphasized. “With one exception, agreements were reached with all partners. Agreements were also made on how to deal with this if the season cannot be played until the end. It is also clear that if the season does not start again, certain mechanisms of refund”.
A special thanks to the largest media partner, Pay TV station Sky. The big TV partners are also ARD and ZDF, as well as Eurosport, which has sub-licensed the rights to the DAZN internet streaming service. It was the payment of the fourth and last installment of television funds, according to media reports, around 300 million euros. The German Football League (DFL) wants to end the season suspended due to the crown pandemic at best on June 30. Politicians must agree to restart. (apa / dpa / Reuters)
