FC Bayern discloses Q&A on Qatar sponsorship
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FC Bayern has published a Q&A on Qatar sponsorship. Numerous member questions were answered by the club.
It is and remains a sensitive issue: FC Bayern’s Qatar sponsorship. Many fans have criticized the joint projects and the winter training camp there. Now the questions and answers of an exchange from the summer have been revealed.
The so-called round table hosted by Bavaria last July was entitled “Developments in Qatar”. Members had the opportunity to ask their questions about the cooperation and sponsorship with Qatar.
In view of the annual general meeting taking place on Saturday, at which this topic will again feature prominently, the association has now made the answers to the questions public on the homepage. “All questions that directly affect FC Bayern have been answered,” the statement said.
“Human rights”, “anti-Semitism” and Co.: Bavaria answers questions from members about Qatar
There are a total of 32 questions that have been answered and divided into different groups. Even the breakdown, including the names, such as point one “human rights” or point two “anti-Semitism”, shows the magnitude of the criticism and concerns that the fans and members of the Munich wanted to express.
For example, the question was asked in which areas and to what extent the sponsoring had demonstrably contributed to improvements on site in terms of human and labor rights. An aspect that Uli Hoeneß also presented in a full-bodied manner when he claimed that this would make things better for the people of Qatar.
In the answers, the FCB emphasizes, among other things, that one fundamentally stands “internally and externally for the normative ideas and values of our liberal democracy”. The dialogue with a UN sub-organization and the commitment “for women’s sport and for equality” are also important. Generally in focus: “The goal is to promote a common understanding of central social values in the talks with the representatives of Qatar.”
“If we are of the opinion that something has to change, whether in Qatar or in other countries around the world that are not democratically constituted, then in Bayern’s opinion this cannot be done through exclusion. The only way to eliminate inhumane conditions is to is the exchange” was another point in the replies.
The tenor: The cooperation is not only important for the club from a financial point of view, but should also aim to ensure further progress in Qatar itself through exchange and dialogue.
All questions and answers are full length on the Bayern website viewable.
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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as FC Bayern discloses Q&A on Qatar sponsorship released.