Topic - Hans-Joachim Watzke

Hans-Joachim Watzke, speaker of the league's executive board, said it stands behind 50-plus-1, which he called “an elementary component of German soccer.”

Germany regulator pushes for more fan control of soccer clubs like Bayer Leverkusen →

This, he added, was affecting games and potentially even threatened “the integrity of the competition.”

German soccer league abandons investment deal after fan protests disrupt games →