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Christoph Freund on his all-time favourite Bayern players: "There have been many great players at FC Bayern. But for me the three all-time legends: Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller and from Austria David Alaba. I think all three left a big mark on FC Bayern" [FCBtv]

Freund on his relationship with Thomas Tuchel: "Thomas and I speak daily - and it's a great pleasure to exchange ideas with him, to discuss football and other stuff. He's a really good coach but also a great person whom I enjoy spending time with. We have a very good relationship, it's important to always have a good exchange"

Freund on the best player he worked with: "Tough question. There are many players who I've got to work with and who had really good careers. But probably the most spectacular player is Erling Haaland. He joined us as a very young player in Salzburg. But also Naby Keïta, Sadio Mané, Dayot Upamecano. We brought them very young to Salzburg and all have developed immensely. Konrad Laimer played with us at the academy in Salzburg and was a very good guy. I could name many players. I enjoy working with young footballers and seeing how they develop and celebrate success together"

Freund on his plans for the Campus: "FC Bayern is equipped with a really good campus with a very good staff. There's a really good energy over there. I just want to intensify the interlocking and dialogue between Säbener Straße and the Campus. It's important for the future that we discover lots of young players and then nurture and push these talents and work well with them. I'm sure that in the future we'll be able to develop many of the players we bring to the Campus into really good pros, and in best case scenario, into FC Bayern players "

Freund on whether he uses social media platforms to contact players: "I don't. I don't even have social media accounts. But of course our scouting team uses social media to get information on how players behave off the pitch. But generally getting players' attention is not something that happens on social media"

Freund on whether he plays Football Manager to help with data and statistics: "I don't play Football Manager. I play real-life Football Manager. I think it's a really cool game. My boys play it at home so I know a bit about it. But I already have enough to do with collecting stats and facts in football and processing them. So for me a lot plays out in real life"

Do you get tips from your boys every now and then?

Freund: "Yes of course. We regularly discuss it at home and go deep into games"

For the winter transfer window: With your large network, might FC Bayern have players on their radar who we're maybe not expecting because they're unknown?

Freund: "We'll see what transfer business we do in the next transfer windows. It's obviously a bit different when you're bringing in players to FC Bayern, one of the biggest clubs in the world, to how it was with me (in Salzburg) where we pretty much only scouted young talents. That said, we certainly want to bring a few lesser-known names to FC Bayern in the coming months and years and develop them into top players. That's an objective for me and for the club."

Freund: "There are always many transfers rumours. The whole sport and business also lives off that. We'll see what we ultimately will do and what's best for FC Bayern. We're currently in lots of talks but I can't say anything concrete yet. I don't want to go into individual names either. But I can promise you that we're working on it with great urgency, and that we'll have a very good transfer window, bring some good players to our club and then attack again in spring"

"FC Bayern is a very, very exciting and impressive club. The way the club is structured, being so approachable despite its size, is unique in the world. The annual general meeting and the members' regular meeting the evening before were completely new experiences for me. The way the members live this club is something very special. It was an intense three months. The conclusion is entirely positive, it’s fun – and I’m glad that after 17 years I took the step out of Salzburg and into the big world of football."

Freund on how he perceived Bayern as a kid: "I was a big fan of FC Tirol: Hansi Müller and Bruno Pezzey, they were my heroes. Bayern Munich, on the other hand, was the big world for me, pretty far away from Austrian football. As an eleven-year-old, I was with my dad at the Olympiastadion for the UEFA Cup semi-final against Napoli. I can still remember Diego Maradona warming up, juggling the ball to “Live Is Life”. Those were formative experiences."

What are you bringing with you to FC Bayern from Salzburg?

Freund: "Maybe a bit different approach because I come from a different structure. When Red Bull got involved in Salzburg, it was said that they now simply have the most money and are buying their way to success with many older players. But we rebuilt the club. Today the club stands for a clear direction. This is also very important to me now: Wherever it says Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich must be there. I'm also bringing with me good football know-how and the network that I have developed over the past 17 years."

Freund on the FC Bayern Campus compared to Salzburg: "Of course, the campus should continue to develop talent for our first team in the future, but that will never be as extreme as in Salzburg because we have different goals here. It has to be right for FC Bayern - and at the same time the talents have to know that they will receive such good training with us that there is a high probability that they will make the transition to professional football. The connection between the campus and Säbener Straße is a very important factor. This applies not only to the talents, but also to the coaches, fitness trainers and physios. We want to manage the balancing act of being internationally successful and at the same time doing good youth work. I have already worked with campus director Jochen Sauer in Salzburg. We appreciate each other very much and have the same views, which is a big advantage."

What factors do you need to turn a player into an FC Bayern player?

Freund: “We are talking about the highest level here, so of course you need the footballing qualities such as technique and tactical understanding. But the mentality is crucial. You have to trust yourself to deliver again and again at the highest level. It’s important to work with young players on what it means to deal with pressure."

Freund on the role of mentality in scouting players: "It is absolutely crucial in our assessment of players. We collect a lot of impressions from the players outside the football pitch. How does he deal with fellow players, how does he behave in certain situations – we talk about that with many of his companions. You have to be made to give everything to get to the top and stay at the top. There are plenty of examples of players who were hugely talented but still took a different path."

Freund: "There have to be different types of players in a team, and everyone has individual strengths in management. The more different the types of players, the broader the range of services that can be represented. The important thing is that you always find common ground between them"

There was a deep turning point in your life: When you were 24, you suddenly had to take over the family carpentry business after your father passed away. How did you manage everything, besides football?

Freund: “I stopped playing professionally and continued playing in the third division. I was a total career changer and only managed it because my father had formed a really good, well-coordinated team in the company. Back then I learned what was possible when we stand together in a difficult situation and support each other. For me personally, it was the greatest success of my life that I, together with the employees, managed to keep things going. The carpentry shop still exists today, it is one of the largest carpentry shops in Salzburg, and I go there every time I'm home. It was a very difficult time emotionally because I always had a close relationship with my father, but in retrospect I also gained a lot from this phase for my life."

Freund: "Until then, as a young footballer in the second division, I had a relaxed life, no worries, no responsibilities. And then the ground is ripped out from under your feet. I remember being in the company for the first time after the funeral on Monday morning. The employees stood in the workshop, nobody knew what would happen next. People had existential fears. Then I spoke up and said that I would stay there from now on and that we would do it together. And at that moment I realized: No matter what happens in my life now, nothing will get me off track"

Freund: "Regardless of whether it’s in crafts or football, it’s always about people. If you engage with your counterpart and are interested in them, you build a completely different foundation and get much more in return. Everyone has their own issues that are important to them. The more you know about each other, the better you can respond to each other."

Freund: "I learned that things keep going, no matter how bad things seem to be at the moment. Even if nothing is as it once was. It's part of grieving and despair at times. But then your head has to be up again and you have to look forward."

Neuer:

On a possible Germany comeback in March: "I have a good exchange with the goalkeeping coach and Julian Nagelsmann. If everything goes normally, I should be there." [@_kochmaximilian]

on a possible new contract for Thomas Müller: "If Thomas is talking to Bayern and Bayern are talking to Thomas, I assume it will work." [@_kochmaximilian]

"We set ourselves up expecting a Copenhagen side that are very disciplined, they showed that tonight. It was a bit like mixing cement, it was hard for us and in the first half especially we were lacking a bit of activity. In the second half we were more active, but in the end it wasn't enough because we didn't produce the clear-cut chances.

We learn that you have to work hard for everything at this level. You have to stay on top of things, try to do damage to your opponents and that the wins don't just get handed to you against good teams like Copenhagen"

Müller:

on the game: "We're not satisfied. As an attacking player, I'm particularly not satisfied that we left the game without a goal. We didn't take enough risks. We had some good situations, but it's not easy against such a deep block. Copenhagen defended well, but we weren't willing to take enough risks. Yesterday in training things worked much better"

on Manuel Neuer's new contract: "Thank God he extended. When you see the double save he made today, then we can be happy to have him"

on the two non-awarded penalties: "The push (on him) with two outstretched arms is so obvious, that can be given. I personally wouldn't have given the handball, but I think according to the rules it was a penalty, especially if you look at the one from yesterday (PSG vs Newcastle). I'm not a fan of the rules, but if they exist, it's strange that yesterday the penalty wasn't whistled but was given and today it was whistled but not given. The referee should decide subjectively based on a few criteria. Nobody is satisfied at the moment, I don't know whether the people at F I F A are sitting in the room and saying that the handball rule is great at the moment - I don't think so"

on his substitute role this season: "It's the coach's job to make decisions, whether we as players like it or not. For me, it’s about doing everything I can when I get my minutes, performing well in the training sessions and being happy with myself. We have a lot of attacking players who are doing very good things. The situation is what it is. Everyone has to put up with it. As long as we win, these are marginal topics.

My body is working well, I can keep going. I try to do my thing every second on the training pitch and in the games and it's actually working quite well."

Tuchel:

"We had a hard time getting pace into the game. That's probably understandable. If it had to happen in one game, then it's better today. Copenhagen defended extremely deep, then things looked the way they looked"

Re: Thomas Müller said we had to take more risks.. "Yes, that's probably right. It wasn't fluid, not risky enough. Upa changed sides today, played left centre-back and Rapha played from the start for the first time - automatisms weren't perfectly there. We can do better. We'll forget today and move on"

on whether he expected more from the new players who started today (Guerreiro, Müller, Tel): "It was difficult. It's okay, it's not always easy in such a late November evening. I actually thought that we would play with a bit more freedom because we were already first and had nothing left to lose. But it was the other way around. We didn't put in enough effort"

on the referee: "It's better not to say anything. As a coach, it only gets expensive when you talk about the referee. You have to ask the referee's observer about the ref"

on the players who missed today's game: "Nous is ill, he was touch-and-go for today, was with us at the hotel but it got worse and he went home - we hope he'll be back on Saturday. For Minjae and Choupo too, we hope it'll be enough for Saturday. We have to wait and see tomorrow and the day after tomorrow"

Due to the lack of highlights there won't be a Highlights Thread sadly. This is the worst form of lack of work tbh.

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Laimer:

on tomorrow's game: "As we saw in the first leg, Copenhagen are a very good team that we will take very seriously. We will prepare well for the game. It’s a Champions League game, we have to give our maximum performance to win"

on his versatility: "It never hurts if you can play in multiple positions. There are obviously advantages and disadvantages. I always see it positively, I want to be on the pitch and play, wherever it is."

on beating Germany during the international break: "Of course you walk into the dressing room with a grin. In football it goes so quickly. Generally it's nice to win a game like that, but it was a friendly that you have to put in the right context. The big games come next year."

on the Champions League season so far: "We won all four games, that was a good start. We are on the right track, but we also have room for improvement. We go on the pitch every day to improve. We'll see how far and how good we are in the knockout games. We are on the right track and have to keep going"

on his move to Bayern: "I’ve been in the Bundesliga for a long time and knew the players. Of course that was an advantage. Everyone welcomed me really well. We have so many good players so you can learn a lot here. At FC Bayern it's all about the big things. For all of us it's just about wanting to win. You notice that every time we meet. This spirit is lived here and I feel comfortable with it."

on tomorrow: "It’s a Champions League game. Just when you hear the anthem, wear the FC Bayern shirt and play in this stadium, then you want to win. We'll try to make the evening a nice one for us."

on Thomas Müller: "I've been playing with him since the summer and I enjoy every second I get to play with him. He brings so much quality and can give us a lot as a team. We all know what qualities he has. We saw in the past years that he's one of the best players ever. You can always see that he’s still at the highest possible level."

Tuchel:

on Konrad Laimer: "You can see from the number of minutes he got how important he is for us. He always wants to play. He puts himself at the service of the team. He will always give everything for the team regardless of his role on the pitch. We knew that when we signed him. He played a lot of good games as a full-back. We're happy we have him"

on rotation: "It's a possibility. But it's still a Champions League game, we’re on a good run and we don't want to interrupt that, we had a long break from Friday to Wednesday. We're already first in the group, but we don't want to give the signal that it's less important to us. If we make changes, it's only to keep hunger high. We haven’t decided yet how much we'll rotate"

on Germany U17 reaching the WC final: "Of course we'll keep our fingers crossed for them, there are also boys from our campus there. We hope they take the last step and reward themselves with the title"

on Copenhagen: "It was extremely difficult to win there. They played a strong group stage so far. The game was close and we expect that again tomorrow"

on Thomas Müller: "He knows that he always has the chance to start. He knows my respect for him. Thomas is a legend for Bayern. I understand the discussion. The players who are playing are doing very well. Thomas remains a legend and will normally start tomorrow. Putting this situation on focus every week doesn't do anyone any good. Of course he's not happy with his situation. But Thomas will always remain a special player"

on Jamal Musiala: "Today he'll train partially with the team for 20-30 minutes and then continue individually. Hopefully he will start full training on Thursday. He’s not an option for tomorrow, we’ll have to see whether it’s enough for the game against Union."

on the development of the team in recent weeks: "The win over Dortmund was certainly a key result, and also the way we played over 90 minutes. That gave us great confidence. The return of Manuel Neuer has also been crucial. We're understanding better and better how to get our pace on the pitch. Things are clicking, which you see in our play. Off the ball we're compact and hard-working. We have to stick at it. If that's underpinned by statistics, then that's obviously nice but you have to be a bit careful with any statistic. We're at a very good level currently and are also consistent."

on Matthijs de Ligt: "My feeling is he won't be back before the end of the year."

on Serge Gnabry: "Serge is incredibly reliable, he carried us at the end of last season. He had a very strong pre-season but unfortunately got injured early on. We noticed that after his hand injury, he didn't have the ease playing with a splint. In the meantime, other players have settled into their positions. For Serge it is important to keep going. He has a lot of credit with us. Now it's time to work hard and focus on the things that make him strong, then he'll get back to the level that he expects of himself."

on Bayern's winning streak in the CL group stage: "It's a very impressive run, which almost shocked me. It shows the strength of the club and how engrained the winning mentality is. For me as a coach, it's important to see that games aren't valued differently. We need to bring the fire and passion ourselves tomorrow, which isn't always easy. The run proves we can do that. The run is an obligation to keep doing that. We're preparing for the match as if it's the last chance to reach our goals, and it doesn't make a difference where we are in the table"

on his personal development at Bayern: "I'm understanding it better every day and hopefully becoming a better coach every day. I'm also learning every day."

Thomas Tuchel on the German internationals: "I watched the games. The players returned healthy. I saw Leroy Sané yesterday and I saw Leon Goretzka. I had lunch with Thomas Müller. I'll see the others today. We'll do everything we can to make them feel good here, regardless of the experiences they had with the national team. The focus on Bayern is important."

Tuchel on Sané's red card against Austria: "I saw it coming. He couldn't hold back any longer. We didn't talk much about it. Of course that shouldn't happen, but it can happen, it's human nature. Leroy has my full trust. He is an absolute key player here"

Tuchel on playing on Friday night again after an international break: "It’s probably about TV rights. This is our second time on Fridays. Minjae Kim and Alphonso Davies only returned from their travels today. This is very, very unfortunate circumstances. But it shouldn't be seen as an excuse. I don't want to dwell on it. We decided to travel to Köln tomorrow so that the players could sleep at home tonight. We want to win and we will prepare that way."

Tuchel on the personnel: "Matthijs and Jamal are unavailable. We have to be careful with Raphaël Guerreiro. He had slight problems, we'll have to look into that. We are closely monitoring which international players have had a lot of game time, such as Konrad Laimer, Minjae Kim and Alphonso Davies. We won’t make a decision until shortly before the game"

Tuchel on René Maric: "I know René from Leeds United and as Marco Rose's assistant coach. We also met in Mainz. I wasn't directly involved in the decision (to appoint him), that's okay. I was informed, but not involved. It's a good move"

Tuchel on Leon Goretzka: "We are very happy with him. He was in pain, but still gritted his teeth and played with a broken hand. It was impressive how he put himself into the service of the team. He has found a good position on the half-left side, where he plays between the #10 and the #6. There were discussions about him, but he persevered, kept his head up and has now found his form. I hope he proves that again tomorrow"

Tuchel on Irankunda: "Nestory is very quick, with big potential. We'll see where his journey takes him. He'll start at the highest youth level (second team)"

Tuchel on Thomas Müller: "We want him on the team. It's clear that he wants to keep playing. Why shouldn't he continue playing at the highest level? I see him very positively. He's in great shape and everything is fine with him. Thomas is an icon for the club, a legend. He gets the maximum respect from us"

Tuchel on Manuel Neuer's prospects with the national team: "This question will answer itself in May or June if Manu stays healthy. For now he has to stay calm and enjoy his comeback. Everything else will fall into place. The decision is not ours, but we will respect it."

Tuchel on Joshua Kimmich: "There's no reason for him not to play. He's a key player who has our full confidence. We always want to offer a stable environment, particularly in difficult periods. The feedback from the national team coaches is that the top players are tired - mentally and physically. It's not just about playing time but also the time travelling, in hotels or on the bus. We'll have to see again how Minjae Kim and Alphonso Davies return and perform after extremely long travels. From next season there'll be even more Champions League matches and the 2025 Club World Cup. That doesn't just affect Joshua but many players. We're the team that has to play on Friday tomorrow. That can't be in the interests of the players or the game. It has to be done with joy. The situation is at the limit, maybe even over the limit"

𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗫𝗜 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮

Trapp - Tah, Hummels, Rüdiger - Sané, Goretzka, Gündogan ©, Havertz - Gnabry, Brandt - Füllkrug

Germany XI:

Trapp - Henrichs, Tah, Rüdiger, Havertz - Kimmich, Gündogan, Wirtz, Brandt - L. Sané, Füllkrug

Disclaimer: This is a summary of yesterdays AGM. This thread uses FC Bayern Official and u/imiasanmia as source material. You will only get a summary here as, of course, the actual speeches were longer and more detailed. I added links to Bayerns official homepage for the whole speech (including text and video) of Hainer, Dreesen and Diederich. For more informations i recommend to read them (i linked the German articles though). Have fun!

Introduction

Watch relive here

Thomas Tuchel applauded by the club's members as he arrives at the AGM

Musiala, de Ligt and Guerreiro are at the AGM as they won't be traveling to their national teams today

Tuchel with Hoeneß and Freund at the AGM

Agenda Item 1: Report of the President - Herbert Hainer Speech

President Herbert Hainer: "At FC Bayern, we have been using the word dialog in capital letters for a long time. Together with you, we have developed a series of dialog formats to regularly discuss with you what is on your mind."

Hainer on the goal for 2024: "Our goal for 2024 is clear: the 12th championship in a row. The 12 stands for you, dear members, for your support. This title would belong to you even more than usual! Let's continue to write history together!"

On the amendment to the statutes: "It makes our club more modern and progressive and further strengthens the rights of the members. We as the Executive Committee will always be in favor of an in-person Annual General Meeting!"

President Hainer concluded with words to the members and fans: "Manuel Neuer keeps our box clean, Joshua Kimmich distributes the balls, Harry Kane scores the goals - and Thomas Müller is just Thomas Müller! But you, who are sitting here today, you are the heart that drives our entire club. Let's always look to the future with optimism. The future always means: FC Bayern."

Hainer on Mazraoui's Instagram post: "One thing is clear - Something like that must not happen again. Generally speaking, anti-semitism has no place in our world. We wish for peace in the world."

Hainer: "I would like to thank Julian Nagelsmann for the 2022 league title – and we wish him all the best and much success with the national team." (applause from the members)

Hainer on Kahn and Salihamidžić: "Unfortunately, we had reached a point on the supervisory board where we decided that something had to be changed. Of course, Oliver and Hasan will remain FC Bayern icons"

Hainer to Christoph Freund: "We are pleased that you are working together with Jochen Sauer to develop more talent on the Campus again. Jamal Musiala, Josip Stanišić, Frans Krätzig and Aleksandar Pavlović are just the beginning. We need more players made by FC Bayern who will make history for us"

Agenda Item 2: Report of the Vice President - Prof. Dieter Mayer and Walter Mennekes

[nothing available]

Agenda Item 3: Report of the auditors on the annual financial statements

Auditor's recommendation: All documents had been duly submitted and the accounts had been properly kept. Singer therefore requested that the actions of the Executive Committee be approved.

Agenda Item 4: Discharge of the Executive Committee

Clear majority: The actions of the Presidium were approved by the members present. President Herbert Hainer thanks them for their trust and declares: "We will not disappoint them!"

Info: A discharge of the Management Board means an acquittal from claims for enrichment and damages. In this way, the Executive Board is absolved of personal liability. The general meeting is responsible for this and can exonerate the board by trusting the actions of the chairman and standing behind him and his actions. The presentation of the annual report at the general meeting is a key basis for this.

Agenda item 5: Report of the board

- CEO Jan-Christan Dreesen: Speech

A trailer for GenerationWembley is shown on the screen. CEO Dreesen comments: "This togetherness, this unshakeable team spirit - they were and are the pillars of our success. We always had outstanding individual players at FC Bayern, but we could only win the big titles if everyone sacrificed for each other and put the club above themselves."

Dreesen mentions that FC Bayern has over 4500 fan clubs and 360,000 fan club members.

Dreesen made an appeal to the Bundesliga: "The principle of solidarity applies - for everyone! Everyone must be prepared to break new ground, because this is the only way the Bundesliga can remain internationally competitive. We must all work hard to significantly increase revenue from international marketing. The summer tours are just a small building block, but I call on all clubs to make themselves more visible. This summer break, only BVB and FC Bayern were on the road - that's not enough."

Jan-Christian Dreesen on his change of role from CFO to CEO: "Who would have thought? A year ago I said goodbye after we had the most successful period in the club's history both from a sporting and economical point of view. Thank you for always seeing more in me than just the man of numbers"

Dreesen on the goals for the season: "The league title and London. The final of the Champions League will take place at Wembley Stadium in 2024 and we'll do everything we can to get there"

"We want to be approachable and tangible, we want to create real closeness and not just flicker across the screens. My wish is that every child in the world knows FC Bayern - but that we also honor and respect our roots and traditions."

Dreesen on Mazraoui: "FC Bayern must stand up to the hatred. Noussair Mazraoui made it clear that he does not harbor any inhumane ideas. But one thing is clear: if there's misconduct in the future, there will be appropriate sanctions"

Dreesen on Daniel Peretz: "These are very, very difficult weeks for him and his family. We stand by his side – just as we as a club stand by Israel’s side"

Dreesen on Harry Kane: "We went all in, and we were lucky that it was worth it. Even though 100 million transfers will certainly remain the exception. A real #9 that fits Bayern’s DNA perfectly. We're happy that he's now wearing the right shirt: Harry Kane. A great athlete and a real gentleman. Never before have so many people visited our social media channels as on the day he arrived. We want to help him add a few more titles to his career"

Dreesen on the members' applause for Ulreich: "I hope he heard that, maybe it will be easier for him then to sign his new contract" Applause

Dreesen on Manuel Neuer: "We are delighted that our five-time world best goalkeeper has returned to his old workplace. The fish belongs in the water, Manuel in goal, it’s that simple."

Dreesen on the Campus: "Welcome, Christoph Freund. He was previously at Red Bull Salzburg. He has become champion eight times there. He already worked there with Jochen Sauer. We want to bring in more talent. Aleksandar Pavlović and Frans Krätzig are wonderful examples, both of whom we recently awarded professional contracts."

Our CEO concludes: "The GenerationWembley motto applies to us all. Stay hungry, stick together and never give up!"

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- CFO Dr. Michael Diederich: Speech

Today is a very special day for me, I'm practically the new kid on the block at FC Bayern. It is a great honor and a privilege for me to stand here in front of you today!"

"Everything we generate is invested in sport. For us, it's always about sport first and foremost. Our claim remains: national and international top class. Our most important return on investment is titles!"

"Sporting success in a national and international context is what drives us - economic solidity was our mantra, is our mantra and will be our mantra in the future!"

"FC Bayern can once again look back on an extraordinarily successful financial year. In a difficult macroeconomic environment characterized by inflation and a recession in Germany, we have achieved record sales and a significant increase in profitability compared to the previous season. This result demonstrates our financial strength and raises our equity to a new record level. At the same time, FC Bayern remains debt-free - an exceptional phenomenon in top European soccer and a further sign of our financial independence."

At the end, the most important facts from CFO Michael Diederich:

1. your FCB brought in a record turnover last year!
2. your FCB is a beacon in terms of equity!
3. your club is a leader in Europe in terms of marketing
4. your FCB pays a top dividend!

Seperate article: Record sales in difficult economic times

Interesting fact: Diederich reveals that just on the weekend Harry Kane signed his contract, around 20,000 Kane shirts were sold

Additional:

Bayern announce record numbers for the 2022/23 season: €854.2m turnover (+28%). Profit before taxes more than tripled and rose from 17.1 million euros to 54.5 million euros. The annual surplus increased to 35.7 million euros, an increase of 23 million euros compared to the previous season. Graphic

Sponsoring, game operations, merchandising and transfer revenues have all increased in the past financial year Graphic

Revenues from domestic TV rights have been declining in the past few years. CFO Michael Diederich criticizes: "Let me just point out here: a lack of know-how in the marketing of international TV rights cannot be compensated for with a bank loan - a different approach and different solutions are needed" (2018/19 113,2 to 2022/23 89,9 = 21% decrease)

536M€ Equity Capital (32,5M€ increase), Equity Share 61%, 0€ liabilities

Agenda Item 6: Election of the auditing company for the annual financial statements.

The auditing company was confirmed with only 13 votes against and 34 abstentions.

Agenda Item 7: The members can now vote on the Executive Committee's proposal to revise the club's articles of association and submitted membership applications.

The Executive Committee's motion to amend the Articles of Association was adopted with 123 votes against, 78 abstentions and an overwhelming 1,432 votes in favor. (92%)

Agenda Item 8: Others (for example Member Reports)

Some of the topics brought up by club members in their speeches:

- a member emphasized that the club's colours are red and white, wondering why Galatasaray played in their home kit at Allianz Arena while Bayern wore the away kit
- criticism of some fans who sold their tickets to Galatasaray fans at the recent champions league game
- there should be more public training sessions to give the fans a chance to be close to the team
- a member gave a speech against racism and anti-Semitism and advocated that right-wing extremists should consistently be excluded from the club
- criticism of the traffic situation around Allianz Arena during the home games and how difficult it is to get to the upper tier of the stadium
- praise to the club for taking a protective stance for Thomas Tuchel after criticism from TV experts, saying: 'Protect our coach'
- a member says he'd rather win 'only' 7 titles in the next 10 years and see more homegrown players with identification for the club being promoted than win the title with a 20-point gap every year while ignoring homegrown players (citing the example of Lukas Schneller as possible long-term Neuer successor)
- a member suggests boycotting Sky interviews or just answer with 'no comment' if they continue 'bullying' the club, the coach and the players
- a member criticized letting Stanisic and Pavard go without a replacement and pointed out that the squad is currently too thin to win the Champions League compared to 2013 (29 players) and 2020 (27 players). Work to be done in January
- a member criticized the sponsorship deal with Rwanda and quoted Human Rights Watch who said that this deal was a 'very bad choice' due to the human rights situation in Rwanda ("It's just about money, human rights don't matter")

Bayerns official summary of yesterdays AGM, mainly in video format

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