体坛英语资讯：Bundesliga facing biggest crisis in history, says Watzke
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 13-- <span word="Borussia">Borussia</span> <span word="Dortmund">Dortmund</span> <span word="CEO">CEO</span> <span word="Hans">Hans</span>-<span word="Joachim">Joachim</span> <span word="Watzke">Watzke</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 36 <span word="German">German</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> (500 000 <span word="to">to</span> 3.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Euros">Euros</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="game">game</span>) <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="bearable">bearable</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damages">damages</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="unfulfilled">unfulfilled</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="presenters">presenters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sponsors">sponsors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 60-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="commented">commented</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="things">things</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="insolvency">insolvency</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="football">football</span>."</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> 68 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tabloid">tabloid</span> <span word="Bild">Bild</span> <span word="rated">rated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unfulfilled">unfulfilled</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="at">at</span> 680 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="after">after</span> 25 <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="association">association</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="April">April</span> 2. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Contracts">Contracts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sponsors">sponsors</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> 34 <span word="games">games</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="season">season</span>," <span word="Watzke">Watzke</span> <span word="commented">commented</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unrealized">unrealized</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="applies">applies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p>"<span word="What">What</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>' <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span>?"</p><p><span word="Clubs">Clubs</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="wages">wages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="basis">basis</span>, <span word="Watzke">Watzke</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span>. <span word="Incalculable">Incalculable</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="follow">follow</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="functionary">functionary</span> <span word="underlined">underlined</span>.</p>
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