Overview

• Publisher Horst Bläsig told readers in the October 13 edition that it would be the last in print or as an e-paper.
• The shutdown was attributed to a toxic mix of falling revenue, rising costs, and missing investment funds.
• A planned takeover via the Berliner Fußball-Verband did not advance before the filing deadline, and discussions with a major Berlin publisher produced no lifeline.
• Recent digital efforts, including an e-paper, brought little income and created additional expenses, according to Bläsig.
• The weekly chronicled Berlin football from youth and amateur leagues to the Bundesliga since 1923, with wartime interruption and separate East and West editions, and it held a distinctive place in the local community.