Kramer, Dortmund manager: We are able to retain our most prominent players

Carsten Kramer, CEO of the German Football Club Borussia Dortmund, confirmed that the club will not be forced to sell its most prominent players, despite incurring financial losses exceeding 20 million euros during the last financial year.

The German club announced that it recorded combined annual losses amounting to 21.7 million euros ($24.3 million) during the fiscal year 2025-2026, after achieving profits worth 6.7 million euros in the previous year.

Kramer said, in statements to the “Sport 1” television station, on Sunday: “I am very confident in our ability to maintain the strength of the team during next summer.”

He added: “We have financial strength at our core, and we are also working to ensure that we do not have to sell players.”

However, Kramer did not rule out the possibility of some players leaving during the upcoming transfer windows.

“If economic opportunities arise, we will study them,” the 57-year-old official said. I do not want to rule anything out, but we do not work with the aim of constantly selling players, but rather we seek to continue developing on the field.”

Dortmund shares the top spot in the German League with its rival, Bayern Munich, after the two teams tied 2-2 in Bavaria on Saturday, after only eight rounds of the competition this season.

Kramer also left the door open to the possibility of strengthening coach Niko Kovac's squad during the winter transfer period next January.

Como continued the momentum of victories before his continental match against France's Lens in the Champions League, by defeating his guest, Venezia, bottom of the standings, 1-0, on Sunday, in the tenth round of the Italian Football League.

It is the fourth successive victory for the men of Spanish coach Cesc Fabregas in Serie A, and the fifth in a row in various competitions, and they prepared in the best possible way to face their host Lance in the fourth round of the unified group of the most prestigious continental competition.

“This victory is very important in the context of our maturity as a team,” Fabregas said after his team’s victory.

The Lombard team dominated the course of the match against Venice, bottom of the league standings, with 3 points from Fawt Yateem, but they did not succeed in scoring except through a penalty kick in the 43rd minute executed by French captain Lucas da Cunha, opening his scoring tally this season.

Como, who achieved his seventh victory this season, raised his score to 23 points, maintaining his fourth place.

Frenchwoman Gabby Williams scored 30 points and led her team, the Golden State Valkyries, to achieve its first title in the Women's Basketball League (WNBA), defeating the Atlanta Dream 68-63 in the decisive match that determined the identity of the champion, to be crowned the best player in the finals.

Williams scored 28 points in the second half alone, which is a record in the history of the league finals, to contribute to the victory of her team, which was founded only two years ago, in the final series with a score of 4-3, in the longest title confrontation in the history of the league.

“I wasn't going to lose on Halloween,” Williams said. "It's easy when the energy is positive and great like this. I wouldn't change anything."