Munich – He recently leaned quite far out of the window in the vaccination debate and had also met with fierce criticism with his comments about the late departure for the Club World Cup in Qatar: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge rejects allegations that football claims in the Corona Pandemic a special role.
“We are not at all arrogant, we do not demand any special role at all,” said the CEO of FC Bayern on Saturday evening in the “Current Sports Studio” of the ZDF. “Football still has humility.” But professional football, which is currently allowed to continue its game operations without a spectator, is also affected by the pandemic. “We are all tense in our country,” said Rummenigge. “It’s not that easy, even for football.”
Discussion about vaccination: “Don’t want to push us in any way”
His statements about vaccination were partially misunderstood. “We do not want to push ourselves in any way,” said Rummenigge on the debate about a possible preference for professional athletes in vaccination, which had arisen after his statements.
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The unfortunate chapter of FC Bayern in the Corona crisis
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Rummenigge had suggested at “Sport1” that football professionals could serve as vaccination models for the population. Of course, this only applies “if there is enough vaccine,” said Rummenigge.
“You can’t blame German football”
In times of Corona, the 65-year-old warns of a dangerous trend in relation to football: “I think we have to be a little careful not to turn the football debate into an envy debate at the moment.” Rummenigge defended the clubs’ trips in the European Cup. “You shouldn’t blame German football. It’s not a decision by the clubs, it’s a decision by UEFA,” he said, referring to the European Football Union. “The alternative would be to stop participating in the Champions League.”
Most recently, due to travel restrictions, RB Leipzig played its round of 16 against Liverpool in Budapest. This is “worth discussing because you get the impression that football has a special role”.
This is how Rummenigge explains Bavaria’s weak phase
According to Rummenigge, Bayern’s recent weak phase in the Bundesliga is also related to the high level of stress. “The whole season is exhausting, we play every third day, the players are of course busy,” said Rummenigge. After winning the Club World Cup in Qatar, the German record champions only scored one point from two Bundesliga games, but remain leaders.
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Rummenigge sees a problem for Munich this season in “that we are sometimes too inconsistent, we sometimes save ourselves the last meter.” This then often leads to residues. “Then of course it will be demanding,” said the CEO.
Rummenigge suffers with FC Schalke 04
With a view to the Bundesliga, Rummenigge suffers with the bottom of the table, FC Schalke 04, for whom relegation after the 0: 4 in the Revierderby against Borussia Dortmund is getting closer. “It is of course getting more and more difficult. I have to honestly say that I feel a bit sorry for Schalke,” said Rummenigge, who comes from Lippstadt in Westphalia. “Relegation would be a drama for the club and the region.”
Rummenigge, however, cannot understand the criticism of coach Marco Rose from Borussia Mönchengladbach because of his decision to move to BVB. “Sometimes we have to be a little less agitated with these things,” demanded the Bayern boss. “It is part of our business that players or coaches change clubs.”
