I don't like all this at all.
In Germany, every football club has to own more than 50% of it's shares to make a takeover by any investor impossible. This makes sure that football isn't all decided by money and who has the better investor.
I think this is the right way because clubs have to be economical, give talents a chance and get their money from success, and not from a patron.
Just take a look at
Chelsea. They made a deficit of €100 million last year. That's ridiculous. They just buy any player they want for any amount of money without having to achieve success. How is this a fair competition?
I deeply admire clubs like Ajax with their excellent youth program or Bayern, who operate economically with the money they earn from success, who don't have a big investor and still are among the richest and most successful clubs in the world.
As for Hoffenheim, they don't have the fanbase to stand on their own feet for the next decades. They don't get enough money from merchandising or ticket sales. If their patron drops out, they're totally ruined and will disappear from the scene in no time.
So far I've been really happy with the Bundesliga because our clubs aren't deep in depth like in Italy or Spain and they aren't bought up buy multi-billionaires in England (also Italy).
We have a fair competition and I wouldn't trade it for 10
Champions League wins.
