Germany/DFL: the 17 proposals of the "Future of Professional Football" task force

Sustainable development, economic stability, reforms at European and global level, dialogue with fans, promotion of women's football and interdisciplinary contacts are the main themes addressed by the 17 proposals (see below) put forward by the "Future of Professional Football" task force established by the DFL on 03/02/2021.

On 16/09/2020, the German professional football league announced the creation of this task force consisting of "37 experts from the fields of sport, society, science, politics and business reflecting on past developments, discussing interdisciplinary matters and eventually devising practical ways forward."

"This approach, which has never been practised before in German professional sport, is intended to take into account the complexity of the aspects to be discussed and the variety of different perspectives," explained Christian Seifert, spokesperson and CEO of the DFL, on 16/09/2020.

The proposals will be examined by the DFL before decisions are taken by the 36 professional clubs at the General Assembly