Germany: a charity match between Bayern Munich and Schalke to raise over €1m for flood victims

FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) are organising a charity football match versus FC Schalke 04 (2.Bundesliga) at the Veltins Arena (61,973 capacity) in order to raise money for victims of the recent floods in the North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate regions, announced the club on 23/07/2021.

"Because the meeting with Schalke is not yet scheduled but both clubs agree that the people whose livelihood have been threatened by last week's flood disaster (see below) need financial help urgently, FC Bayern will guarantee the €1m in aid now and deliver it in the coming days. In addition, FC Bayern Hilfe eV will donate a further €100,000 to those affected by the storm in Bavaria," said the 2020-21 Bundesliga champions.

"After consultation with the three affected state governments, FC Bayern will turn to charities that are already active in the crisis areas and distribute the money in an unbureaucratic and swift manner to households in need. The exact date of the charity match will be announced in the coming weeks," added the club.

Last week, days of torrential rainfall over central and…