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Bayern Members Reelect Hainer President With 93.5% in Calm AGM

A sustained outreach campaign helped defuse flashpoint issues to restore trust.

Overview

  • Members backed Herbert Hainer with 93.5% of votes to serve as president through 2028.
  • The annual meeting in Munich was notably harmonious compared with recent turbulent years, with loud boos for frequent critic Michael Ott underscoring the shift in mood.
  • Bayern reported 432,500 members, a record €978.3 million in revenue, and a perfect 15 wins from 15 competitive matches.
  • Sport executives Max Eberl and Christoph Freund received prolonged applause, a public endorsement after summer doubts about their direction.
  • Addressing controversies, Hainer called the Jérôme Boateng matter a complex case that led to dropping a planned hospitation and highlighted dialogue, not punishment, in the Noussair Mazraoui episode.