The annual general meeting of FC Bayern today, Thursday, contains explosives. Because there are some controversial items on the agenda. There is a lot of pressure on the bosses.
In the middle of the corona vortex around unvaccinated players and stars in quarantine, the FC Bayern the annual general meeting (short: AGM) takes place. It’s about advertising partners Qatar, the sporting future and the confused Corona situation at the club.
7:51 pm – Hainer speaks to the head coach of the men’s Bundesliga team who is present. “Julian Nagelsmann’s style is good for all of FC Bayern.” The President: “I hope that you will roll your longboard to Säbener Straße for many years to come.”
7:50 pm – The first whistles and “ugh” shouts echo through the arena. Because it’s about the Qatar criticism. Hainer claims that FC Bayern is open to any discourse. Words like “mean”, however, are below the level of the club. The whistles get louder.
7:46 pm – Hainer’s praise of FC Bayern is not ebbing. He lists all non-profit organizations and initiatives that the soccer record champions support.
7:41 pm – A passage like from a Uli Hoeneß textbook: Hainer emphasizes that FC Bayern has “not a cent” in debt, that he owns the Allianz Arena and the entire club area, including the junior campus. “We are self-determined and not determined by others,” he exclaims – and shoots a less subtle poison arrow in the direction of Barcelona: “A club that has long been style-defining and now has 1.2 billion euros lousy.”
7:40 pm – Hainer first tries the Munich “Mia san Mia”: Football has apparently become a game without limits, but “we don’t play with it,” he explains, “or better: we play it according to our rules! And if I can looking at the trophies here, we’re doing very well. “
7:38 pm – Interesting footnote: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who left his position as chairman of the board, stayed away from the AGM for a short time. “He sends you all his best regards,” asserts Hainer.
7:37 pm – The event is still a little lacking in momentum. Hainer tries with obvious praise to bring the mood into the Audi Dome. “We have the best fans in the world,” said the president – but there was no cheering. “Yes, you can also clap yourself from time to time.”
7:33 pm – And exactly these “great pictures” follow immediately. In an image film with pompous music, you can see the most beautiful goals and most important moments of the various Bayern teams.
7:31 pm – It seems as if Hainer himself was surprised by the urgency in his voice. He clears his throat briefly after scolding the media, takes a sip of water and says: “Now there should actually be a film, I want to show great pictures here.”
7:29 pm – It works quickly: Hainer is already addressing the hot topic Corona. He emphasizes that FC Bayern is promoting the vaccination and that all members and athletes should vaccinate. But Hainer says with a raised voice: “But what is not possible at all is that our Joshua Kimmich is publicly pilloried by the media”.
Herbert Hainer: The Bayern President criticized the media for their dealings with Joshua Kimmich. (Source: kolbert-press / imago images)
7:27 pm – Now it’s down to the nitty-gritty. Hainer starts with item 1 on the agenda: the President’s report on the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 financial years.
7:25 pm – A minute’s silence follows for all club members who have died since the previous annual general meeting.
7:24 pm – Nice gesture from Hainer: He greets the club member with membership number 2. “Mr. Jüngling, nice to have you here,” said the Bayern President.
7:20 pm – Hainer greets all executives present, as well as guests of honor such as honorary president Uli Hoeneß and ex-prime minister and supervisory board member Edmund Stoiber.
7:19 pm – Herbert Hainer takes the floor – albeit with a little delay: the President did not know how to turn on the microphone.
7:06 pm – The trophies won in the past months will now be presented. Team manager Kathleen Krüger brings the “salad bowl”, as she calls moderator Lehmann, onto the stage: the championship trophy of the men’s Bundesliga.
7:03 pm – To the sounds of the club’s anthem “Stern des Südens”, the members of the club around President Herbert Hainer and CEO Oliver Kahn step onto the podium in the Audi Dome.
7:02 pm – The first applause of the evening breaks out: Moderator Lehmann commemorates the late Bayern record goal scorer, 1974 world champion Gerd Müller.
7:00 p.m. – The annual general meeting has started. Moderator Stephan Lehmann welcomes the members present and explains the corona-related framework conditions.
6:35 pm – Im “Audi Dome “today a maximum of 1,700 members can take part Mask requirement and participation is only possible if the “2G plus” rules are met.
6:30 p.m. – Welcome to the live ticker for the annual general meeting of FC Bayern.
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