German government may bail out clubs caught in TV crisis.

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: April 4, 2002 | Copyright information

THE German government is considering setting up a [pound]120 million emergency fund to bail out any of the country's football clubs hit by the financial crisis at media group Kirch.

With Football League clubs here waiting to find out whether ITV Digital's move into administration will lead to the collapse of their [pound]315m deal with the broadcaster, the German government's move could incr...