Yesterday, I noticed in sports news here in Germany....the Bundesliga (soccer major league), and the clubs are having some meetings to discuss the economic decline of their 'business'.
They are actually reviewing the idea of suing the federal government, and the various state governments.
Why?
They have a business model, which says you have income from three areas....the TV contract which they all share, individual stadium attendance, and the merchandise. Presently there's a limit to fans in stadiums....5,000 to 10,000. To be honest, the Health Ministry wanted to have 'ghost-games' (no fans in the stadiums).
So financially, they can't survive with this fan limit.
Will the court system even allow a lawsuit like this? Unknown.
This is a situation where I'd like to see the EU step in and say....if any government limits seats, then the government itself is responsible for paying the 'fare' of the empty seats to the club.
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