Rummenigge bangs: Players should stop whining!

Rummenigge bangs: Players should stop whining!

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the former boss of FC Bayern Munich, has spoken out clearly against the players' complaints about the high number of games. In an interview with Sports BILD he calls on football professionals to stop complaining and argues that the players' rising salaries can only be financially covered by an increased number of games. In the current season, Bayern are challenged in numerous competitions, including the Bundesliga, DFB Cup and Champions League, and the FIFA Club World Cup is also on the agenda in the summer!

Players under pressure: burden or higher income?

FC Bayern's game calendar, which seems to never end, is causing noticeable exhaustion among the players. But Rummenigge doesn't see the high burden as a problem: "All the contract negotiations that I've witnessed with us always go in one direction: always higher, ever further, ever faster. But all the money has to come from somewhere," said the 69-year-old. This constant performance adjustment is necessary to justify the high salaries that the players demand. Rummenigge even suggests a salary cap to minimize the envy factor in the team.

The FIFA Club World Cup, which takes place in the USA next summer, will bring additional hardships as Bayern will be playing for a significant premium. As stars like Jamal Musiala battle injuries and illness, the question remains as to how the club will cope with these additional demands. Rummenigge also criticizes the players and their agents, who are making ever higher demands, while the DFL has only achieved a two percent increase in TV revenue tz.de reported. This means the pressure on players and the club has noticeably increased! The feeling of impending financial ruin in football is clearly communicated by Rummenigge: “We are all driving towards a wall – and no one is ready to take their foot off the gas.”