At the annual general meeting of FC Bayern, CEO Oliver Kahn once again found clear words on the topic of the Super League. In his opinion, there was no alternative to the failure of the project.
In addition to topics such as Qatar sponsorship and the record champions’s financial situation, the Super League was also part of the discussion. At the annual general meeting, Kahn reaffirmed FC Bayern’s position on founding an alternative league to the Champions League.
“The European Super League rightly collapsed within 48 hours, because that would have been the end of football as we know it. That is one of the reasons why we have developed a clear strategy of staying ahead on our own. Wherever FC Bayern is, there is ahead – and that’s how it should stay, “said Kahn.
Kahn’s predecessor Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has also confirmed the rejection of the Super League by the German record champions in the past. “We are happy to play the Champions League and do not forget the responsibility we have towards our fans, who are fundamentally against such a reform. And we feel the responsibility towards football as a whole,” said Rummenigge of the Italian newspaper Corriere della Serra.
FC Bayern: Kahn condemns the development of football in relation to investors
“We are currently experiencing the most fundamental change that football has ever experienced. That is why we are fighting on the front lines to ensure that investors cannot pump unlimited money into clubs,” Kahn warned, adding: “Definitely with us no investor group or a multimillionaire. We will continue to go our own Bavaria way. “
At the beginning of the meeting, FCB President Herbert Hainer had already made it clear that “football seems to be a game without borders”, but: “We don’t play the game. We play according to our own rules and we do it very well. I love FC Bayern as it is. ” This is one of the reasons why the people of Munich “got through this pandemic well in terms of sport, economy and society”.
Hainer added: “We don’t owe a cent. We are not controlled by others, we are independent, we go our own way, with expertise and creativity. We definitely don’t let ourselves be driven by this madness out there.” Numerous top clubs have “massive debts. FC Barcelona owes 1.3 billion euros. Juventus Turin also recently had to publish horror reports. We are far, far away from that.”
