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Wednesday briefing: DFL CEO Donata Hopfen set to be dismissed over delay to sale of stake in media rights business

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7 December 2022 - 4:30 AM

The DFL CEO Donata Hopfen is reported to be close to losing her job following a delay to the sale of a $3.6 billion stake in the Bundesliga's media rights business to next year.

According to Kicker, Hopfen, who took up her role at the start of this year, is to be dismissed this week.

Reuters has reported that the sale of the stake in the Bundesliga's media rights business was moved amid a lack of consensus among the 36 clubs in Germany’s top two tiers.

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