'Sleepless nights' - Dortmund CEO defends Rheinmetall partnership

NAMPA / DPA
2024-11-24
Dortmund, Germany (dpa) - Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has admitted to "sleepless nights" before the signing of a controversial sponsorship contract with arms manufacturer and technology company Rheinmetall. Watzke again defended the deal at Dortmund's annual assembly on Sunday but said the decision making was a difficult process. "We discussed it very intensively. And believe me, I had sleepless nights at the beginning of the proces......
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