Board of the Bundesliga Ebenbauer: possibility of “big” continuation



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The prospect of the Bundesliga season continuing in the Bundesliga is “big” for CEO Christian Ebenbauer after the video club conference on Thursday. However, for an accurate assessment, the exact official requirements were still missing, Ebenbauer told APA on Friday.

The calculation is “simple”. The costs arising from the “ghost games” must be compared to the expected income of television and the money of sponsorship. “We created a concept and presented it to the ministry,” said Ebenbauer. They are also in an exchange with colleagues in Germany and Switzerland. “If we have the specifications, we can do the exact calculation.” The fact that clubs depend on official requirements is demonstrated by the fact that exactly how the resumption of small group training will be carried out is not yet known: the corresponding regulation is expected to be on Monday.

Regarding financial matters, the clubs were asked to have conversations in this area and to provide forecasts. “We already requested the budget forecasts three weeks ago, so you should make adjustments in case we can start as soon as possible,” said Ebenbauer. Rather, no theme in this context is the idea of ​​playing alone in certain places. Ebenbauer: “We have considered many models. But that would add costs with the accumulated overnight stays ”.

The second league was also not canceled, although there are still more games to play than in the Bundesliga, so termination would be even more costly if the clubs’ monetary capacity was much less. “From a legal point of view, everything is reasonable to finish the competitions,” said Ebenbauer. It would be a problem if you could go bankrupt by continuing the game, “vice versa, this also applies in the other direction.”

With the legal opinion drawn up by the University of Linz, the league at least tried to secure something. Either way, you should be prepared for complaints. For example, Ried, who is eight points ahead of Austria Klagenfurt at the top of the second division, can be expected to “take all measures” in the event of termination.

One solution to the “cane problem” would be to increase the Bundesliga. “Until now, this has only been briefly mentioned in the meetings. There are some problems behind this. Not just the money distribution mechanism, ”said Ebenbauer, considering the fact that the television pie would have to be shared among a larger number of clubs. In the event of a mode change associated with the increase, also to observe contractual obligations. “Especially when you think about media rights.”