DFL: Monday abolished the games

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The pressure created by the fan, was the best but too big? The clubs of the Bundesliga have decided that it will be 2021 no Monday games.

The German football League has confirmed that the Bundesliga Clubs have called for the abolition of the controversial Monday games. Season 2021/2022 should be waived. According to the DFL, the decision against Monday matches have already been at the end of September, acting unanimously at the Meeting of the 18 club hit.

Until then, you must wait for the Fans. The clubs have committed to in the current TV contract that brings in national 1,16 billion euros per season, up to season 2020/21 to the Monday games. The games since last season on the program. The TV contract provides for five games per season. The DFL had always stressed that it is not going in the Monday play higher revenue – rather, the European Cup should be relieved by the Starter, it said. In addition, there have been in recent years, less and less games on weekdays.

Renewed protests announced

Toilet paper against Monday games: Fanaktion in the game Mainz against Freiburg in April 2018

The for the 13. Round announced mood of boycott in the football stadiums will continue to be held according to the announced abolition of the Monday games. The 1. FC Nürnberg to Bayer Leverkusen. The Fan-organizations “Our curve” and “Pro Fans” assume that it remains at the protests. “It’s not just Monday games in the First, but also in the Second and third League – and, in principle, to games during the week,” said Jochen Grotepaß as the spokesman of the “Our curve”. Sig tent of “Pro Fans” expressed to the German press-Agency in a similar way.

jk/sn (sid,dpa)