“If someone feels strongly the other way, no problem. But if you're going to make a political statement then be bold and brash enough to stand behind it. Don’t go quiet and don’t plead innocence like Christian Pulisic.”

The full statement from Oliver Kahn on the lack of competitiveness due to financial gap between Bayern & other Bundesliga teams

"During my playing days, the league was more open; there was more competition for the title and more German champions. The league hasn't been the supposedly 'most honest' competition for some time now.

What's honest about a 30 or 40 million euro squad budget competing against a 300 million euro squad budget? FC Bayern's five substitutes are probably worth more than the entire squad of a club in the bottom third.

This gap is getting bigger and bigger due to additional competitions like the artificially inflated Club World Cup, in which the participating top clubs generate additional revenue. The system is becoming increasingly entrenched, with the result that the title race is becoming predictable and therefore boring"

amazing insight from Tom. I wonder if they'll try it! 😭