The planned billion dollar deal has been causing unrest in German football for months.
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Dusseldorf The Hamburg second division club FC St. Pauli is demanding more time for consultations on the planned deal between the German Football League (DFL) and financial investors. “We will submit a motion to postpone the vote on a share sale – at least until the ordinary general meeting in August. It takes time to be able to ask and answer questions,” said club president and DFL executive committee member Oke Göttlich to the Handelsblatt.
The DFL, which organizes the games in the first and second Bundesliga, invited the 36 professional clubs to vote on May 24th. The sales process that has started can only be continued with a two-thirds majority.
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