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It?s going to be nothing short of an uphill battle with the increasingly oligarchical finances prevalent in the sport. It is a pivotal time in the history of Bayern Munich.
Following the change (and change again) in the board, it?s the first proper paradigm shift at the very top of the club since Uli Hoeneß took the helm all those years ago. Furthermore, it has come at a time where the paradigm of football itself is changing, with the emergence of football clubs funded by the entire wealth of sovereign states. It is going to be nothing short of a tough time to be a self-funded club which is held to the highest standard possible.
Bayern?s chairman Herbert Hainer thinks so too, as stated to Bild (and captured on Twitter by @iMiaSanMia). ?The biggest challenge for FC Bayern is to remain internationally competitive at the highest level because the financial means of clubs especially in England, but also in Spain and other countries, are significantly bigger,? said Hainer. ?In order to do that, we have to be creative, be attentive - and at the same time we have to maintain our identity as a club ? be successful, live our values, always have the fans in focus and stick to our FC Bayern path because that?s what made the club so unique in the entire football world for decades.?
?We are realigning the board around [Chief Executive Officer] Jan-Christian Dreesen, his deputy Michael Diederich and our board member for...