The German football league is worried about the attractiveness of the leagues, also because too few good footballers are trained. Therefore, she now wants to become active herself. DFL boss Marc Lenz says: “We will deliver more.”
The German U21 only loses the final of the European Championship against England after extra time. The German U19 is eliminated in the semi-finals against Spain after a dramatic course of the game through a 5: 6 defeat. Two events that are just a few weeks ago.
It was less than two years ago that the German U17 became world champion through a final victory against France.
Results of the elite cover weakness in width
This leads to the assumption that it is so bad about German young football in the men’s area if such results are achieved. Even the reminders in their own association, which also includes the director Hannes Wolf at the German Football Association (DFB) responsible for young people and the development, are served such arguments.
But they too have arguments. For example, the fact that the results of the teams formed by the elite are subject. Statistical surveys that are long -term and laid out on the width give figures that even call the German Football League (DFL) on the schedule.
“We will accept competence”
“We will deliver more as a DFL in the sporting area“, Managing Director Marc Lenz said in a media discussion in Frankfurt am Main. He did not miss out on specific plans, but said:”We will accept competence. “
Lenz also remained vague in this area. However, it was to be heard that no job was created, as it is comparable to the DFB for Hannes Wolf and Andreas Rettig as managing director of sports.
Possible influence on licensing
The DFL as a unification of the 36 professional clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2nd Bundesliga can develop and set guidelines, for example through the licensing regulations. This has been the case for years that every licensee has to operate a youth performance center with high requirements.
Alarming statistics
Marc Lenz and his managing director Steffen Merkel justified why the DFL wants to expand its commitment to a sector that is mainly in the DFB area of responsibility of the DFB.
The first, raised by the “21st group“, shows the” percentage distribution of the top 250 of the U23 players according to market value “in the five top European leagues.
Concern for the attractiveness of the league
So German players are not only taken into account for the Bundesliga, but also foreign. But since the DFL is about the attractiveness of your own leagues and thus better marketing options, especially internationally, this survey was selected.
Premier League at the top
It shows that 25 percent of the players examined in the English Premier League play. The financially strongest league in the world shows a cornering movement in the past ten years. As early as 2020, the value was a good 25 percent. He then sank to 20 percent in 2022 and thus reached the level of the Spanish La Liga.
In the meantime he went up to 25 percent again, in La Liga there was only a small increase.
Kobbie Mainoo is 20 years old, worth around 50 million euros and plays at Manchester United.
The French went from less than ten percent in 2020 Ligue 1 to around 15 percent last year, which forms the end point of the investigation.
This shows an extreme growth in the country where the DFB admits that it is currently ahead in the development of young footballers, just like England.
Curve for Bundesliga is steadily going downhill
The lowest value has the Italian series A, which can be found in about ten percent and was never clearly above it. It looks very different with the Bundesliga, which was still 20 percent in 2016, but has been going downhill since then. In the meantime, the Bundesliga is only just above Serie A.
Germany as the bottom brought about Professionals
In another survey, Germany is at the back, with some distance. “International Football Concepts“examined the” produced professional footballer per million inhabitants “.
The relatively small Portugal is at the top with a value of 100.4 miles. This is followed by Spain with 26.7, England with 20.4, Italy with exactly 20, France shows 19.2. Germany is at the rear with 16.2.
DFB has already reformed child and youth football
The DFL was considered an alarm signal, coupled with surveys of the DFB, which has carried out a fundamental reform of children and youth football in recent years, because he had long recognized the problems.
Krösche is likely to have a say
In the coming weeks and months, it will be shown who is added as a “competence” and what measures are taken.
One who has brought Eintracht Frankfurt to the European elite in recent years and made top transfers should have a weighty word. Markus Krösche is already heading the “Football Commission” at the DFL.