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Have we had enough of tennis balls and gold coins" If you have been following the Bundesliga for the past year or so, you have probably heard about the potential DFL investor deal. While this article isn?t for discussing the deal itself, it might be good to provide a bit of context in terms of explaining the current fan protests in the various Bundesliga stadiums.
Back in December, an anonymous vote by the 36 clubs in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga opened the door for potential investors to inject some funding into the DFL, with the league hoping to sell 8% of the licensing revenue from the DFL?s commercial rights for the next 20 years. What these monies are to be spent on is still rather unspecified, but the league aims to use 40 % of the generated revenue for digitalization and 45% to improve the infrastructure of the teams in the 1. and 2. Bundesliga. The remaining 15% would be free to use by the individual clubs. The potential deal has sparked huge protests among Bundesliga fans across the country, and lately, the protests have materialized themselves as objects, such as tennis balls and gold coins, being thrown at the pitch during games. So far we?ve seen games being sat on hold for as long as 20 minutes at the time. Some coordinated efforts from fans have even made sure that objects are thrown in both halves, causing games to be paused multiple times across 90 minutes. A lot of people, including playe...