DFL boss Hopfen is apparently threatened with premature replacement – ​​in office since January

Supervisory Board meets around Watzke

Donata Hopfen, head of the German Football League, suits you “Kicker” report according to before the end. According to the magazine, the six-person supervisory board of the DFL, chaired by BVB managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke, is meeting this week. The 46-year-old Hopfen, in her function the successor to the successful Christian Seifert (2005 to 2021), is said to have been criticized because, in the opinion of “leading figures in the league”, she did not succeed in giving the DFL her own signature missed and to set accents for future-relevant topics.

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The mood at the organization’s headquarters is said to be depressed. Hopfen, who has only been in office since January 2022, has a contract until the end of 2024. It is said that a high severance payment would be due if the cooperation ended prematurely. The “kicker” writes of an imminent “personnel bang”. Hopfen’s future as DFL boss has been discussed for weeks. The former chairwoman of the publishing management of the “Bild” group is also chairwoman of the management of DFL GmbH, spokeswoman for the presidium of DFL eV and vice-president of the DFB.

When it comes to important issues such as the 50+1 rule or digitization and internationalization, hops are said not to have convinced their critics. “We always have meetings. That’s part of it. I don’t have to make a lot of fuss now. There will be a meeting soon. Then we’ll see,” said Hertha manager Fredi Bobic, who is also a member of the DFL supervisory board, on Sunday on “MagentaTV”. Bobic also said about a possible separation from hops: “Currently I can’t confirm that.” Bobic added: “What should I deny if it’s not like that.”

In addition to Watzke and Bobic, Oliver Leki, the CFO of SC Freiburg, Rüdiger Frisch, the president of second division leaders Darmstadt 98, Gladbach managing director Stephan Schippers and Paderborn’s financial managing director Ralf Huschen also belong to the DFL supervisory board. Regarding the alleged dissatisfaction with hops, Bobic said: “These are issues that I cannot discuss publicly. I’m not allowed to discuss that publicly either.”

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