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Berlin (AP) - Dirk Zingler, President of the Bundesliga soccer club 1. FC Union Berlin, has spoken out in favor of upper limits and the preservation of the 50 + 1 rule in view of the reform in the Champions League and the initially failed Super League.
"Lid on it!
Transfer fees, player salaries, consultant fees - upper limits on expenses can help us to escape the deadly growth spiral ", wrote Zingler in a guest article in the" Berliner Zeitung "(Saturday)," the 50 + 1 rule prevents the unlimited influence of shareholders and is an asset worth protecting if you think and organize football for people. "
The fight against the takeover of the clubs by investors and the preservation of the rule is a top priority for Zingler. “The growing pressure to abolish them is due to the need for more and more money. If we can get this demand under control by capping the financial flows, we will save our football, ”writes the 56-year-old, who has been president of the club since 2004. Zingler insists on setting up new principles: "We remove the basis from constantly striving for new sources of income by giving ourselves sensible rules."
The Union President confirms the fears of Florentino Pérez, President of Real Madrid, who said he could only keep his club alive with the help of the Super League Can only be saved with 3.5 billion euros from a Super League, must die before they completely devour the most beautiful sport in the world. "
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Guest article in the Berliner Zeitung (payment barrier)