German clubs demand a fair distribution of television revenue
Mainz clubs, Stuttgart, and Armenia Bielefeld are leading the German league, as well as second-tier rival club Jan Regensburg, to demand the redistribution of television revenues.
The main requirement of the clubs is that all TV revenues at the local and international levels, starting from the 2020/2021 season, are distributed fairly between the first and second division clubs.
The German Football League expects to get 250 million euros (292 million dollars) per season from the international market, while the four clubs want 20 percent of this value to go to second-class clubs, which means they get 50 million euros annually, Instead of eight million euros currently, at the expense of the participants in the Champions League and European League.
The controversy surrounding the distribution of media revenues has become the focus of discussion again during the emerging Corona virus crisis, at a time when the German League wants to make a decision on the new policy for the distribution of revenues during the current year.
The gap between the top clubs and the rest of the Bundesliga has widened with regard specifically to the proceeds of the European Champions League matches, as Bayern Munich is supposed to get 115 million and 690 thousand euros after crowning the continental title last season, as the European Union (UEFA) will not impose any deductions despite the decline in revenues. By the Corona pandemic.
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