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November 25 – Borussia Dortmund director Hans-Joachim Watzke has defended the membership’s controversial sponsorship take care of arms producer Rheinmetall, arguing that the hierarchy weighed up financial issues towards social duty.
On Sunday, on the membership’s annual normal assembly, Watzke stated: “You possibly can’t rule out that on the finish of the day, there will likely be completely different opinions. We took the problem to the committees, to the presidium, to the board. We mentioned it very intensively. I knew that it was a tough choice to weigh up financial points and social duty. The committees in the end voted unanimously that we should always do it.”
He emphasised that completely different opinions in a membership need to be revered and type a part of democracy. He added: “It was a troublesome choice, however I stand by it.”
It was Wilfried Harthan, a membership member, who moved to have the deal referred to as off. On the AGM, Jakob Scholz from the membership’s fan division stated: “I’ve by no means obtained as many letters and messages as on this matter – and principally not optimistic.”
He added that the deal had come as a shock to supporters and divided the fanbase.
A couple of days earlier than final season’s Champions League closing towards Actual Madrid, Dortmund revealed the take care of Germany’s largest arms firm that, in keeping with native media, will generate round €20 million over the subsequent three years for the membership.
At Wembley, the Borussia followers protested with a big banner, calling out the ‘weaponswashing’. They expressed their dismay once more at first of the brand new Bundesliga season.
Watzke promised that subsequent 12 months the opinion of all 218,000 Dortmund members will likely be gathered in a web-based ballot.
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