Hannover 96 threatened with having DFL license revoked | OneFootball

2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 are experiencing an internal struggle in their board, with the four members of the board disagreeing on various issues. Sven Töllner mentioned in his article this afternoon that it has become a “two-versus-two” situation, and that the members of the board “are from two completely different ideological backgrounds”.

Transfermarkt has reported that the club has not had a managing director since July, when Martin Kind resigned from the position, due to a ruling from the Federal Court of Justice that Kind violated certain internal rules and regulations of the club.

However, the 80-year-old Kind announced that he would be moving to the board, headed by Ralf Nestler. Following the decision in July, Nestler stated that he was “pleased” that Kind was removed from the managing director role, but also formally thanked Kind for the work he did.

According to Transfermarkt, Nestler and club chairman Sebastian Kramer have been repeatedly rejecting proposals for a replacement by Kind and the other member of the Hannover board; the situation has become so intense that members in other areas of the club are speaking about it, as it threatens their possibility of extending their license to participate in German football's top divisions.

Marcus Mann, sporting director of Hannover 96, openly criticised the board this past weekend after his team defeated 1. FC Nürnberg 2-1: “It is a situation that is embarrassing to talk about today. I have been dealing with this long enough, but there comes a point where you need to stop putting up with this circus".

He also stated that “If we continue in a situation like this, these people will drive the professional department of Hannover, and the eV, straight into the wall. Something needs to change, the situation has become absolutely unbearable".

The documents for the DFL license need to be submitted by the club on 17 March at the latest, giving the team only two weeks to make a decision. Mann finished by stating, “the fact is that today, just two weeks before the documents must be submitted, we do not know who will be signing them”.

It also comes at the worst time for Hannover on the field, as they are in a very close race in 2. Bundesliga, where they are eighth but only four points separate them from first-place Hamburger SV. They play Braunschweig at home and Schalke away, two teams ranked lower in the table, before the 17 March due date.