Overview

• Hannover 96 must submit a licensing application to the German Football League (DFL) by March 17, requiring the signature of a managing director, a role currently vacant.
• The club's parent organization and its professional football company have been locked in an eight-month dispute over appointing one or two managing directors after the removal of former CEO Martin Kind.
• Sporting director Marcus Mann, who cannot legally sign the DFL application, criticized the ongoing conflict as 'unbearable' and warned of severe consequences for the club's future.
• Hannover 96's stakeholders have filed a request with the Hannover District Court to appoint an interim managing director to resolve the impasse.
• Despite the off-field turmoil, Hannover 96 remains competitive in the second division, sitting eighth in the table with 38 points, four points behind the leaders.