Bayern Execs Threaten Legal Action Over 'Disrespectful Reporting'

Bayern Munich has only one win it its last four Bundesliga matches.GETTY IMAGES

Bayern Munich execs accused the media of "disrespectful reporting," according to Tom Kershaw of the London INDEPENDENT. The club is currently in fourth place in the Bundesliga, with Manager Niko Kovac "heavily under fire." Club President Uli Hoeneß and CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge "have threatened the German press with possible legal action" and branded them as "outrageous, disrespectful and polemical." Rummenigge said, "When I read about Manuel Neuer then I just have no words. I would like to remind you that Manuel was world goalkeeper of the year four times. Same goes for Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels. I don't know if there are special laws for the media but we will not accept this kind of reporting any longer." Rummenigge went on to claim that reporters "should expect to receive mails from the club's media lawyer relating to any false or inaccurate articles" (INDEPENDENT, 10/19).