Bremen – SV Werder Bremen has not yet suffered any major financial damage. The home games against Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen have been canceled, but can still be made up for. Unlike the planned ghost games, the tickets do not have to be taken back.
Werder Bremen has already stopped the reversal for the Leverkusen game. But the all-clear can Corona crisis of course there is no question. Werder president and managing director Hubertus Hess-Grunewald speaks of “a major financial challenge”. But from Horror scenarios he holds nothing and calms the 180 employees of the SV Werder.
“Please don’t stir up panic,” appeals Hess-Grunewald when asked about the financial consequences for the club: “We are in a situation in which we have clearly communicated to our employees that nobody is over here.” Of course he could not foresee “how many Ghost games we’ll still have – and what concrete ones financial impact there will be ”, nevertheless the term financial challenge is completely sufficient:“ We should not stir up fears towards the employees for which there is no reason. ”
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This means that Hess-Grunewald’s choice of words differs significantly from that of the leadership Borussia Dortmund. “The German professional football is in the biggest crisis in its history, ”said BVB managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke in a statement from the association and for that criticism cashed. The accusation: it is too high in the Corona crisis the importance of football and lose sight of the real problems.
Bayern boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge was also teased with his defense speech for the matchday that the German Football League (DFL) did not cancel at the weekend. “At the end of the day, professional football is also about finance,” the ex-professional admitted: “TV broadcasters still have to pay a large amount. If this payment were not made, it would be expected that at least many small and medium-sized clubs would have financial problems. “
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Hess-Grunewald also sees these problems. “If it cannot be played for several weeks or ghost games have to take place, the economic situation of many clubs will deteriorate significantly,” says the 59-year-old, adding: “Then you have to talk about whether the DFL through certain measures, this situation can relax somewhat. ” General meeting the DFL with the 36 Bundesliga clubs will be used on Monday.
Indeed, there is a lot involved money. Sport1 has calculated 700 million euros – 330 million euros from TV marketing, 240 million euros from sponsorship, 130 million euros from stadium revenues. This applies in the event that the Season completely canceled and all those affected demand their money back or, like the pay TV channels, stop paying. At Ghost games could at least satisfy the owners of the TV rights and the top sponsors who are visible with their advertising on television.
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He will most certainly be SV Werder Bremen have already calculated these scenarios. But it is not spoken publicly. Hess-Grunewald advises prudence, does not want the big decision on Monday, but only the determination of further steps to adequately counter the crisis. He puts theHealth about business. The main thing is to protect yourself and others. For this reason, numerous measures have been taken. Except for the professional team, all training operations were discontinued by the end of March – in all six sports.
All planned events have been canceled. The Wuseum (the club museum) is closed, there are no stadium tours more. “We also changed our office organization,” reports the lawyer. Even more employees than usual would work from home. “We just want to be prepared for that Risk of infection minimize as much as possible. These measures have a certain rigor in them, but they are due to the specific situation. In our view, this is also indispensable. ”(Kni)
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