DFL (German Football League) discusses 50+1 rule

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The 50+1 rule is one of the biggest contentious issues in German football. Some want to further strictly limit the influence of investors in an association. Others tilt the rule completely.

Frankfurt/Main (dpa) - Before the meeting of the 36 professional clubs, Eintracht was the first Bundesliga representative to call for a concrete reform of the controversial 50+1 rule in German football. In an interview with the German Press Agency, the 46-year-old lawyer renewed his idea of a basic statute, which should make it easier for investors to join clubs in the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga on the one hand, but on the other hand also tie in with clear and written conditions.

"Investors can make a positive contribution depending on the character of the club," Hellmann said. However, an investor must "accept the roots, tradition and culture of the club and must not claim to change the identity of the club.

Therefore, a catalogue of points must be protected, "for example the name, the location or the colours of the club. This also includes fan-cultural topics such as the preservation of standing room in the stadium. These conditions must be independent of the investor's equity interest. And all decisive questions must continue to be subject to the co-determination of the association and its members."

At the general meeting of the German Football League (DFL) on Thursday in Frankfurt, representatives of the 36 first and second league clubs will discuss the future of the 50+1 rule, but not yet decide. The regulation that ensures the majority of votes in the corporations and limits the influence of investors only exists in German professional football.

My opinion here on the "mia san mia - Röbe" blog is that this should be well considered. But if the Bundesliga clubs want to remain competitive in Europe, there may be no way around it.

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