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Saturday, June 7, 2025

Bundesliga Revisits Media Rights Sale

  • The DFL will reportedly consider selling domestic and international rights.
  • The size of a potential stake sale in undecided.
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German soccer’s governing body is reportedly set to resume discussions on selling a stake in a new media rights subsidiary.

The DFL, which is expected to agree on the talks at a meeting in early February, will consider both domestic and international rights, according to Bloomberg. Conversations were reportedly hindered late last year by the departure of CEO Donata Hopfen. 

  • The size of a potential stake, structure, or timeline has not been decided. 
  • In August, Bloomberg reported that the DFL was considering selling up to 20% for a package — which could be worth $18 billion — as well as loans or other strategic investment ideas.

Advent International, Blackstone Inc., CVC Capital Partners, and KKR & Co. are reportedly interested in investing in the DFL, which oversees Germany’s top two Bundesliga divisions.

In 2021, the DFL terminated plans to sell a 25% stake in its overseas broadcasting rights following pushback from clubs.

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Several other top leagues have sold stakes in media arms in the past couple of years.

In 2022, Ligue 1 sold a 13% stake of its media rights business to CVC Capital in a deal worth $1.65 billion. In 2021, La Liga entered into a $2.3 billion deal for an 8.2% stake in a new company holding the league’s media rights.

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