Experts and players are unanimous: the schedule is overloaded, and with so many matches, the quality of football can hardly be at its best. And with the new FIFA Club World Cup, it will only get worse. However, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, chairman of Bayern Munich’s Supervisory Board, responds categorically: Stop complaining! Or: Then stop asking for so much money.”Our players need to stop whining. I’ve witnessed many negotiations, and it always goes in one direction: give more, give faster. But that money has to come from somewhere. It’s a miracle that the German Football Association managed to maintain its revenue level from TV rights sales and even increase it by two percent. But players and their agents demand more, so that two percent won’t be enough. That money has to be earned from other competitions, like the upcoming summer Club World Cup. This is a trap that footballers have set for themselves” Rummenigge told Sport BildBayern Munich’s perfect run has officially crowned them as the most in-form side in Europe’s top 5 leagues 😮💨🔥💯 pic.twitter.com/lqE4z1Cjvt— OneFootball (@OneFootball) February 10, 2025 Of course, players will ask: Are we really the only ones to blame, or are club executives also responsible for always wanting the best teams? In any case, it seems the system has spun out of control.”If this continues, football will be the only industry in the world that doesn’t generate profit—only losses. We are all heading toward a crash, and no one is willing to ease off the gas pedal. I’ve had various meetings with Aleksander Ceferin (UEFA president). Clubs, the European Leagues Association, the players’ union, and agents all need to sit down together and find a more rational solution” explaines former German international.Harry Kane’s release clause revealedBut that’s easier said than done—no one wants to give up their share of the pie.”In Europe, we either need an absolute budget cap for teams, like in American professional leagues (covering player salaries, transfer fees, agent commissions, etc.), or a salary cap for players. In the end, the latter would probably be better for the internal atmosphere in teams. At the very least, it would reduce jealousy in the locker room. Because if one player gets an outrageous salary, you can only give the others significantly less. Besides, if a Bayern player earns only 15 million euros a year instead of 20 million, I still think that’s an insane amount of money—with all due respect” he said.’My wish is Wirtz in Bayern shirt’And that’s true, but no one will willingly give up those extra 5 million. UEFA rules state that a club can invest a maximum of 70% of its revenue from football operations—meaning transfers, ticket sales, and TV rights—into its squad. But will that be enough to prevent the system from collapsing?UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE – PLAYOFFSTuesday Brest – PSG 0-3 (0-2)/Vitinha 21(p), Dembele 45,66/Juventus – PSV 2-1 (1-0)/McKennie 34, Mbangula 82 – Perisic 56/Man.City – Real Madrid 2-2 (1-0)/Haaland 19, 80 – Mbappe 60, Diaz 86/Sporting – Dortmund 0-3 (0-0)/Guirassy 60, Gross 68, Adeyemi 82/Wednesday20.45: (3.60) Club Brugge (3.40) Atalanta (2.10)23.00: (7.75) Celtic (4.80) Bayern (1.40)23.00: (2.95) Feyenoord (3.45) Milan (2.35)23.00: (2.35) Monaco (3.45) Benfica (2.95)***odds are subject to change***
