The German soccer league is at a crossroads in this virus-period, and nothing is very clear.
Facts on the table? If you count both the first level and the second level.....a minimum of twelve clubs are in serious financial jeopardy and will likely go to a bankruptcy situation by late summer. The only way that games can proceed presently? 'Ghost' games....meaning the teams and referees participate but no fans allowed into the stadium (meaning no tickets are sold).
There is a good bit of talk that 'ghost' games will be starting up shortly. It helps the players keep focused and in shape, but without the fans in the stadium....it'll be hard to generate enthusiasm.
What'll happen as fall and the new season starts up? I'll go and predict that the dozen clubs in financial jeopardy will have judges assume control, and new management put in charge. However, if there is no real profit to be made.....how new owners come onto the scene and buy the clubs.....will be a 'Scooby-Doo' type mystery.
Some folks might go and suggest it's time to decrease the teams via both leagues. Some might suggest that the player salary structure is driving the whole game to a financial mess. And a handful of fans will suggest that the FC Bayern team (out of Munich) is some Frankenstein-monster destroying the whole league with all of their five-star players.
The real question, I would suggest.....if fans aren't allowed into the stadiums by the fall....then will it ever recover?
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