Xinhua News Agency, Berlin, December 11 (Reporter Liu Yang) The German Football League (DFL, hereinafter referred to as the "League") held a general meeting of 36 clubs of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga in Frankfurt on the 11th, and decided by vote that the league will introduce strategic market partners.
Twenty-four of the 36 clubs voted in favour of the resolution, a two-thirds majority, and the resolution came into force, while 10 clubs voted against and two abstained. In May, when the league voted on the plan to bring in huge outside investment, only 20 clubs voted in favour of it, and the plan was shelved.
Strategic market partnerships are expected to be carried out on a licensing basis. The league will license the overseas ** rights of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga B, as well as a number of other commercial rights, to a new company. The partner will have a minority stake in the new company and will receive up to 8% of the Alliance's commercial equity development revenue over the next 20 years. The specific amount of investment to be introduced will also be negotiated with the bidder. The Presidency of the Alliance will make the final decision on the choice of partners.
The league has also decided to increase the compensation fee paid to the amateur club from which the player makes his first appearance in the Bundesliga or Bundesliga before his 23rd birthday. The player will receive €5,250 per season for the club between the ages of 6 and 11 (previously €4,200) and €6,750 per season for the club between the ages of 12 and 21 (previously €5,400). These changes will take effect starting in the 2024-2025 season.
In the 2022-2023 season, a total of 54 professional players made their debuts in the Bundesliga, Bundesliga. A total of 101 amateur clubs at the Bundesliga C level and below benefit from the training subsidy. Since the implementation of the training fee reform in the 2017-2018 season, the league has paid nearly 10 million euros in training subsidies to clubs in the German Bundesliga and below.
In addition, the league has also decided that goal-line technology will be applied to the Bundesliga from next season. In the 2015-2016 season, the Bundesliga introduced goal-line technology to assist referees in making decisions. (ENDS).