What They're Saying: Hans-Joachim Watzke

• by Soccer America , Mar 27, 2020

"We are prepared to help out other professional football clubs if it is ultimately a matter of cushioning the financial effects of the pandemic."

-- Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke on a move by Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig, Bayer Leverkusen and Dortmund, Germany's four teams in the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, to create a fund of 20 million euros ($21.92 million) to help German clubs in the top two tiers stave off a potential financial crisis during the coronavirus pandemic. (Reuters)