Bundesliga and second-division matches in Germany on Saturday were again interrupted by fan protests against the entry of an investor into the German Football League (DFL). Tennis balls were thrown by fans onto the pitch at Wolfsburg against Borussia Dortmund at various points of the game and Darmstadt v VfB Stuttgart was held up for 18 minutes by the supporter protests. Hoffenheim's Bundesliga match with Union Berlin was also interrupted twice in the first half due to fans hurling tennis balls
US private equity firm Blackstone is considering dropping out of the bidding process for a share of German football's media rights, sources say. The proposed investment deal has attracted fierce criticism from fans.
The German Football League (DFL) is approaching the deciding stages of talks on bringing in a strategic partner, and a result is expected by mid-April, DFL managing director Marc Lenz said on Wednesday. "We are in talks at the moment. Now comes the deciding stage," Lenz said at the SpoBis congress in Hamburg. Lenz said the contract is to be finalised before the April start of the media rights tender for the 2025-26 to 2028-29 seasons. Only two potential candidates are left, investment companies
Despite the verdict by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the Super League case, UEFA, major European leagues, many clubs and fans groups expressed their opposition to the Super League.The ECJ ruled that FIFA and UEFA cannot generally make .