“The contract is running out and that’s fine.

That way you don’t have to pay any contractual penalties,” Salzweger said. “I think the whole thing, and probably the fact that they can get another sponsor, led to (the club) saying, let’s part ways at the end of the contract. Two weeks ago, Amnesty said hundreds of workers were still waiting for compensation or redress for abuses suffered.

“There are still workers in Qatar today, stadium construction workers, who are waiting for their money. The Persian Gulf country was accused by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and FairSquare Projects of human rights abuses against migrant workers before hosting the World Cup last year. SZ said Bayern had been keen to extend the deal, with Hainer speaking recently about doing so, but that the emir had the final say.įormer Bayern chairmen Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Oliver Kahn had defended the agreement as a conduit to instigating positive change in Qatar. German interior minister Nancy Faeser also criticized the host nation. The national team players – including five from Bayern – held their hands over their mouths in a protest seen as a rebuke in Qatar. Germany’s conduct at the last World Cup also played a role, SZ reported. While Bayern said it had been a “mutual agreement” not to extend the deal, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported that the decision came from Qatar, whose emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, was displeased with the criticism coming from Bayern fans and had faulted the club for not doing more to distance itself from the protests. Both partners have actively promoted an exchange between cultures.” “The connections that FC Bayern has been able to forge with its fans in the Arab world through Qatar Airways will remain. “Five very exciting years together,” Bayern said. That deal was reportedly worth up to 25 million euros ($27 million) annually to the club, replacing the previous agreement that it had with Doha airport. On Wednesday, the club only referred to the deal with Qatar Airways, which began in 2018 for the airline to display its logo on the players’ sleeves.

Bayern president Herbert Hainer apologized at the following AGM last October, when he acknowledged “mistakes” for not letting members speak at the meeting before.

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