The Bundesliga might be concluded without fans in the stadium as it looks the only possible solution.
The League was suspended till April 2nd and a new meeting will take place on 30th March for further possible solutions.
Befor that on Sunday, Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke claimed he was of the belief that if the Bundesliga had to resume, it should be behind closed doors.
“If we play again this season, it will be ghost games,” Watzke said on Sportschau.
“Nobody in the Bundesliga still assumes that we will still have games with supporters.”
And now DFL chief Seifert has also spoken in that line, saying playing behind closed doors is pretty much looking like the answer.
CEO Seifert of the Bundesliga
— Jan Aage Fjortoft 🏳️🌈 🇳🇴 (@JanAageFjortoft) March 16, 2020
“In the next times we HAVE to play games behind closed doors
If we DON’T do that a lot of professional club will be bankrupt”
The Bundesliga met today. New meeting 30th of March.
“You no longer have to worry about whether we will soon be playing with 18 or 20 professional clubs in the Bundesliga, because then there will be no more 18 professional clubs.”
“If you no longer have audience revenue, TV revenue and, consequently, sponsorship revenue, then things would be ok for a while, but not for very long.”
Seifert added: “Nobody is a fan of matches behind closed doors but, for many clubs, they may be the only way to keep clubs in business.
“I am aware that football is viewed as a billion-dollar business. But at the centre of it all is the game itself and the 56,000 jobs dependent on it every match day.
“Without sponsorship and TV income, those jobs and the very existence of clubs is in danger.”
