Overview

• DFL co-CEO Marc Lenz said staging regular-season matches abroad is not relevant and not an option for the Bundesliga.
• Lenz acknowledged international marketing benefits yet rejected mandated relocations as a means to grow central revenues.
• He estimated that leagues moving single fixtures overseas could gain a double-digit million euro uplift overall, roughly about €1 million per club when shared.
• DFL presidium spokesman Hans-Joachim Watzke reiterated that there will be no mandatory Bundesliga matches outside Germany during his tenure.
• UEFA granted reluctant, exceptional approval for two overseas league games this season—Villarreal vs Barcelona in Miami on December 20 and AC Milan vs Como in Perth on February 8—prompting strong anger in Italy and Spain.