International Football

Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeneß Fears Bundesliga Becomes Duopoly

4.16.2013

Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeneß "fears the Bundesliga has become too easy for his club, and hopes their rivals can catch up quickly," according to ESPN. The German champions-elect "have sealed their 23rd title with six games to spare and are now just one win away from matching the record number of points for a season, set by Borussia Dortmund last year." Those two clubs "seem set to dominate German football for years to come," but Hoeneß hopes a duopoly such as the one in Spain with Barcelona and Real Madrid "does not become reality in the Bundesliga." He said, "There has been a huge dip in the competitiveness of the league, and we can't be happy with that. We've got to analyze why that is the case" (ESPN, 4/15).

PREVIOUS Millwall Deflects Responsibility For FA Cup Fan Violence As Late Start, Drinking, Drugs Blamed NEXT Football Notes: FIFA Chief Investigator Michael Garcia Black Listed By Russian Government

SPONSORED CONTENT

ADDITIONAL SECTIONS

PODCASTS

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: April 25, 2024

April 25, 2024

Motor City's big weekend; Kevin Warren's big bet; Bill Belichick's big makeover and the WNBA's big week continues

TNT’s Stan Van Gundy, ESPN’s Tim Reed, NBA Playoffs and NFL Draft

April 24, 2024

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp has two Big Get interviews. The first is with TNT’s Stan Van Gundy as he breaks down the NBA Playoffs from the booth. Later in the show, we hear from ESPN’s VP of Programming and Acquisitions Tim Reed as the NFL Draft gets set to kick off on Thursday night in Motown. SBJ’s Tom Friend also joins the show to share his insights into NBA viewership trends.

SBJ I Factor: Molly Mazzolini

April 23, 2024

SBJ I Factor features an interview with Molly Mazzolini. Elevate's Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances chats with SBJ’s Ross Nethery about the power of taking chances. Mazzolini is a member of the SBJ Game Changers Class of 2016. She shares stories of her career including co-founding sports design consultancy Infinite Scale career journey and how a chance encounter while working at a stationery store launched her career in the sports industry. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

SBJ TV

Sports Media Podcast April 24 Whos Up Whos Down

4 mins

Sports Media Podcast April 17 2024 The Big Get Molly Solomon

5 mins

Sports Media Podcast March 27 2024

29 mins

Shareable URL copied to clipboard!

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2013/04/16/International-Football/Bayern-Munich-Duopoly.aspx

Sorry, something went wrong with the copy but here is the link for you.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Global/Issues/2013/04/16/International-Football/Bayern-Munich-Duopoly.aspx