Shortly after his one-year anniversary as Hertha President, Kay Bernstein massively criticized professional football. “We should just ask who actually owns football. What responsibility do we have for the game? A monopolistic system without competition has emerged in football. At all levels,” said the boss of the Bundesliga relegated in an interview by “ntv.de“. “I don’t see any other legal economic cycle in sport that is similarly monopolistic. We need new rules for sustainable and competitive football. Then they apply to everyone. No more back rooms.”
The dispute with the former Hertha investor Lars Windhorst, who invested 374 million euros in the club, was instructive for him. “The Windhorst case opened my eyes to how far some people go to cement their power. I realized that I had ended up in a cycle that involves a lot of money, some of which also doesn’t play fairly. It’s a corrupt system. When it comes to money, there are many who want to have a say,” says Bernstein. In the meantime, the American company “777 Partners” has joined the Berliners as a new investor.
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From Bernstein’s point of view, the experience is not limited to his club: “I mean that in a larger sense. All we have to do is look at FIFA, UEFA and the associations. This is how it is modeled from above. The system is lived like this. Overall.”
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He himself had to undergo a moral transformation in office, away from former ideals. “For me today it’s a bit like the Greens, who are suddenly caught up in realpolitik,” said Bernstein. “We can no longer be stopped: the revolution has already begun.”
As changes, the entrepreneur suggested a redistribution of funds in favor of clubs that manage their budget better, or a salary cap. A return to a common playing time at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday would also make ecological sense, since the train would again become an adequate means of travel for away fans.
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