The governance arrangements in the Bundesliga have long drawn rather uncritical admiration from fan groups in the UK, but I take a more sceptical view of the German Sonderweg in my book Political Football. (The publisher has now gone out of business but cheap pre loved – or not – copies are relatively available, or I can send an electronic copy free). Looking at Bayern Munich, the authoritative Swiss Ramble notes that Bundesliga clubs are actually less transparent than their counterparts elsewhere. Polite requests from his Zurich fastness for more information have produced little response. What follows are the main points from the Swiss Ramble’s analysis of Bayern, much more analysis is available on his Substack page. Unlike many other clubs, which rack up enormous losses in the pursuit of sporting success, Bayern have also performed very well off the pitch, so this article will delve into their finances to try to understand what drives their “Bavarian model”. ...
At all levels of football lawyers are the key players these days and Morecambe are taking legal advice before responding to a censure notice issued by the independent football regulator, the first of its kind under the new regulatory regime The IFR claims that two of the club's directors, Katjie Singh Morni and Harjit Singh, are in breach of Section 65 of the Football Governance Act. It is stated that they responded to requests for information about the running of the club a month late and without fully addressing the questions asked. The club's response is here: https://morecambefc.com/news/independent-football-regulator-warning-notice-1784232143191