Frankfurt / Main (AFP) - The German handball face a crucial test: The Handball Bundesliga (HBL) has the current to September 2012 Basic Treaty with the German Handball Bund (DHB) on time at 30 September 2011 terminated and waged a power struggle.
The fronts appear before the crisis peak in early January hardened. Although the League strongly improved marketing of the national team calls and the professionalisation of refereeing urges , sees the association in a strong bargaining position: "The law is clearly S hould there be no agreement to go to all the rights, such as marketing. DHB the back, "said DHB Vice President Horst Meier Brede the SID.
The former Germany coach still sees good chances for an agreement. Brede Meier: "In January we will discuss each point. We meet as equals and will do everything to ensure that the contract is extended. "
particularly the marketing strategies of the DHB in general and in relation to the national team in particular are for the league critics point number one." I see there improvement. The national team has a commercial value of 8:00 to 10:00 million euros. Thus, the handball earn more money, "said IPL CEO Frank Bohmann the SID. In the case of higher revenue and the league could ask more from the association, which has extended until the beginning of the year the contract with sports rights marketer Sportfive early 2015.
particularly angry is the HBL for information about the sports image into a contract concluded by the German Handball Federation with an insurance company. The company pays for advertising space on the clothing of the umpire is estimated at 70,000 € per season. Too little means the league: "There is power sold off," criticized Bohmann and justified the termination of the Master Agreement: "We are seeing major cornerstones of the collaboration discussion and action."
Another bone of contention is the referee. The HBL had recently announced plans to take over the refereeing in the hands of the DHB in large parts. "As part of the considerations certainly play a role models that deal with the full-time referees, "said Bohmann Brede Meier incited but from already." Profireferees it will not happen. They belong to the DHB. In addition, it would enormous cost to the clubs. "
The master agreement between the League and the DHB, which regulates, among other things, naming and marketing rights, was completed in 2003. HBL leads per year 511 000 € from the association and buys a piece of this independence.
The risk that the league could solve the failure of the negotiations altogether, Meier does not, however, Brede. In this case, the clubs would no longer obliged to give players on the national team. "A wild league that nobody wants. All clubs are in the DHB. And that is a member of the European and World Federation. There is thus, for example in terms of European Cup many bureaucratic hurdles," said the DHB "vice".
Bohmann also remains confident despite the tense situation. "I hope very much that we agree on a final failure would be the very last option," said the IPL's Managing Director.
Source: www.zeit.de
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