Borussia Dortmund: Power struggle over Watzke
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|Longtime BVB boss Hans-Joachim Watzke wants to run for president this fall. But the current incumbent and some ultras are forming a resistance. Borussia Dortmund faces a fierce culture war.
The slogan "True Love," coined by marketing director Carsten Cramer for Borussia Dortmund during the golden "Kloppo years," has been somewhat dated for some time. But a power struggle like the one currently brewing between Reinhold Lunow, the relatively unknown president of the registered ball game club Borussia von 1909, and the inevitably somewhat less romantic professional division led by managing director Hans-Joachim Watzke – something BVB never dreamed of. Recently, it's been all about broken promises, backstabbing, and intrigue. No trace of love.
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