A billion-dollar business struggling to Survive. During an unprecedented wave of Solidarity emerged from the Corona, with the crisis in the football Business. Player to waive part of their salary, clubs to convert their stadiums in treatment centers and open up funds for struggling clubs.
But how much remains of the solidarity after the Corona left? The former Bundesliga-Manager Reiner Calmund fears that professional football will forget the Lessons from the current crisis quickly. “If at some point to a state of normality, are thrown the good intentions probably be back about the heap. Then again it’s Higher, faster, further”, said the 71-Year-old of the Funke media group. imago images / Sven Simon Reiner Calmund believes in no long-term solidarity in the football business
national player Matthias Ginter takes a similar view and believes that no long-term effect. “If it goes back to points or a coach dismissal, I doubt that one maintains the mind from the Corona-crisis,” said the 26-Year-old in a Skype-conversation with the SWR.
The football was fast-paced, believes Ginter. “We all know how football is ticking,” said the Gladbach who experienced the terrorist attacks in Paris in November 2015, as well as the bomb attack on the BVB Bus in April 2017. Solidarity in Sport is return then only for a moment.
Ginter for sure: Corona is not to change football
“It was after the attacks, a large topic. As all have said, it will be safer. Or take the case of Robert Enke ten years ago. Because of the Outcry was too great, and it was said that a lot more has to change. And after a month or two everything was back to the Old,” says Ginter. imago images/Sven Simon, Matthias Ginter in the DFB-Team
Whether, after the Corona-crisis, everything will return as before, at least a report by the “kicker” of a doubt, that 13 of the 36 professional clubs – including four first League team this season, in danger of bankruptcy. Calmund compares the situation with a Situation from his time as a Manager at Bayer Leverkusen.
Calmund: Kirch insolvency, comparable
“was Purely economic, the impending disappearance of the entire TV revenue by the Kirch insolvency, the current Situation is at the time, a bigger Problem for the League as it is,” said Calmund. In the case of a crash of the season, the professional clubs would have to forego around EUR 750 million from sponsors and TV money. imago images/Noah Wedel In season-crash a Broke shaft
is, in professional football, The Kirch-crisis, had “been through an optimal co-operation of the League, TV channels, and representatives of the Federal government” resolved, says Calmund. As measured by the total revenue of the clubs of the now impending shortfall is not as large as it was then.
Nevertheless, appeared to be the Situation more threatening. “The fear for our health, and the panic that we are experiencing in part, to make this into a completely different and greater crisis,” said Calmund.
A crisis of the clubs to show solidarity, so that the business remains up and Running. The Ball rolls again, rolls to the millions on the account. Then the end of solidarity is well again.
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