The Sports Day: Big Plans, Fast End: Baller League in Germany Is History

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With supporters like Mats Hummels or Lukas Podolski and the promise on spectacle, the Baller League started in Germany. Now it is clear: the project failed for the time being.

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Out for the Baller League. After the postponed season is now over – fans, partners and media speculate about financial problems

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"DWDL" reports that players have already been informed about the end of the game. The company confirms a temporary "pause" and justifies the move with a strategic realignment to international markets such as the USA and the UK. Despite a million-dollar turnover, the league has not been profitable in this country and has recently lost important sponsors. Football professionals such as Lukas Podolski, Mats Hummels or former DAZN boss Thomas de Buh…

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After only two years, the Baller League in Germany is reinstated. The indoor football league, which was founded in 2024 by the former world champions Mats Hummels and Lukas Podolski, confirmed to the media magazine DWDL the break after three seasons. The activities in this country will be "for the time being paused", it said, the operational focus is now on other markets. The players have been informed about the decision this week.

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The new indoor football format makes this country "for the time being", it says. As it goes on, is open.