“Silly competition” – Uli Hoeneß sharply attacks UEFA

Uli Hoeneß, honorary president of FC Bayern, has criticized the international football associations. "We are the biggest sufferers of this long World Cup. Our players came back very late and then had to go on vacation," said Hoeneß at the Bild TV microphone. Top stars like Harry Kane and Michael Olise were there until the final weekend of the World Cup - the 18th/19th. July – there. After the start of the season on August 28th, there was a quick break in club football due to international matches.

The Nations League in particular – the national teams played four games within ten days – bothers Hoeneß. "I think it's a catastrophe for Uefa (European Football Association - the editorial team) to take a two-week break just four weeks after the start of the Bundesliga. We had 18 players on the road and it's completely normal that the rhythm is lost," said the 74-year-old about the difficulties for FC Bayern Munich. In the Bundesliga table, the German record champions are two points behind the leaders.

The clubs have to “finally assert themselves” because the clubs and not the national teams pay the players, said Hoeneß. “And a silly competition like the Nations League that’s being held here is the joke of the year.”

“In the end, FC Bayern will be on top,” says Hoeneß

Bayern President Herbert Hainer agreed with his companion. "Uli Hoeneß is certainly right. I don't think any other team is as stressed in the Bundesliga, but also internationally, as we were because we almost only have national players who were all on the road with their teams in the summer," said Hainer. Operations in the Nations League and traveling would put a strain on the professionals.