Sport1’s “Doppelpass” series, a rather infamous talk show, celebrated its’30th anniversary recently by welcoming Bayern Munich’s honorary president and current supervisory board member Uli Hoeneß to the show. Given that this appearance took place just a week after the tumultuous 2025 summer transfer window closed for the Bavarians, there were some very controversial topics to be discussed and dramatic headlines to be created. One such headline would center around Uli Hoeneß’ comments about Bayern’s
board member for sport, Max Eberl.
On one hand, Hoeneß leaked info about the Nicolas Jackson loan to make the deal look less bad than it was currently being portrayed and protect Eberl. On the other, Hoeneß called Eberl “sensitive”and suggested he took transfer discussions too personally while also openly telling Sport1’s hosts that he would give Eberl the advice of trying to wrap up transfers earlier next summer. The latter comments certainly did not help Eberl’s standing at all.
But Karl-Heinz Rummenigge sees things differently. Speaking to German news site SID, he explained that disputes just happen from time to time: “If there’s a dispute from time to time, then it just happens. There’s a ‘Bavarian culture of conflict’. Uli took it to extremes with me, sometimes the doors flew off their hinges, but he always acts in the club’s best interests. Our club should always be the leader domestically. And internationally, if things go well, we want to go far again.”
The concept of such heated disputing was certainly not the reason for the critique of Hoeneß’ comments, though.
What makes the Bundesliga the best league in the world?
Is it the screamers from 30 yards? The global superstars? Or the fact that on any given day, the underdog can win 4–3?
In this episode of The Bundesliga Rundown, Marcus shares why—in his opinion—the Bundesliga stands apart: the legendary 50+1 rule.
Here’s what’s inside:
- A quick background on the 50+1 rule
- Why the tide may be changing among football fans: are people starting to realise that romanticism matters more than success on the pitch?
- Union Berlin! The underdog from the East
- Union of yesterday: from donating blood to save their club, to playing at the Santiago Bernabéu
- Union of today: defensive but lethal
- Steffen Baumgart: the Bundesliga’s most energetic coach
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