At the FC football club St. Pauli Investors are considered unwelcome guests. A billionaire who leads Hamburg to the championship with his money? Unthinkable for the club and its supporters, who have always been critical of the turbo-capitalist football business.

But because they also want to be successful in sports at FC St. Pauli, the club needs money. Despite record income from sponsorship contracts, player sales and ticket revenue, the Bundesliga newcomer closed the last financial year with a loss of almost five million euros. There is also a bank loan of 15 million euros Debts from the construction of the stadium, which the club has to repay.