Borussia Dortmund CEO: Our competitor is not Real Madrid, but Netflix

The new CEO of Borussia DortmundInterviewed by Carsten Kramer NZD Analyzing modern football and pointing out that major European rivals such as Real Madrid are not the club’s real rival, at least in economic terms.

In the interview, Kremer gave a firm stance on the future path of football, touching on reforms Champions League The format and concept of the Premier League is now far away. He added: “Football has a lot to do with culture and rituals. With tradition. With history. Football is more than just a slowdown element. However, we need to grow. Ultimately, our competitor is not Real Madrid, but Netflix. Or any entertainment activity.” “Another. We have to make sure that the new generation remains interested in football.”

At the last forum, Gerard Pique picked up on Carsten Kremer’s words and gave his opinion: “It’s clear, I think someone from Dortmund said it: Our competitor is not Real Madrid, our competitor is Netflix. And in the end it is entertainment. Football should move more towards entertainment. People “They have hours they want to entertain themselves. It competes with Netflix and also against social networks. People spend hours and hours consuming these types of platforms. Football is clearly competing for all of this.”

Florentino Pérez was one of the first to mention this issue when he introduced the concept of the Premier League. Many have doubted the Real Madrid president, but more and more executives at the highest level of club football are seeing the data and coming to a similar conclusion. Whether traditional fans agree or not, football may have to change and adapt in the next five to ten years.

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