
<p>Bayern Munich and CEO Oliver Kahn parted ways after the club’s <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/bayern-tops-dortmund-to-bundesliga-title-after-thrilling-matchday-20230527-WST-435025.html">Bundesliga crowning win at Koln</a> on Saturday. The club’s sporting director, Hasan Salihamidzic, is also out of the club with immediate effect. Salihamidzic was at the dramatic win over Koln. However, Kahn was not in attendance at the game, as <a href="https://twitter.com/OliverKahn/status/1662498917328584706" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">he said the club forbade him</a> from going. </p>



<p>Jan-Christian Dreesen will replace Kahn immediately. </p>



<p>Bayern Munich won its 11th Bundesliga title in 11 years. Traditionally, that kind of dominance in the league would be celebrated. Certainly, that will be the case in Munich for the next couple of weeks. However, this season has been a relative disaster for Bayern Munich when it comes to its performances over that decade. Moreover, it is a continuation since Kahn’s arrival at the Allianz.</p>



<p>The legendary goalkeeper for Bayern Munich and Germany took over as CEO on July 1, 2021, replacing Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Rummenigge, another Bayern and Germany icon, was at the helm of the club’s board since 2002. </p>



<p>Kahn oversaw the managerial stint of Julian Nagelsmann, who arrived at the same time as Kahn. The CEO unexpectedly <a href="https://worldsoccertalk.com/news/bayern-sacks-nagelsmann-set-to-hire-tuchel-20230324-WST-424897.html">sacked Nagelsmann in March</a> of this year with the club alive in the Champions League and second in the Bundesliga. Kahn replaced him with Thomas Tuchel. However, Manchester City dumped Bayern out of the Champions League with relative ease, and Bayern only won the Bundesliga on goal differential. Evidently, it was no simple season for Bayern.</p>



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<h2>Bayern Munich sacks Oliver Kahn after turbulent season</h2>



<p>Bayern’s 71 points, while it was joint-best with Borussia Dortmund, is the club’s fewest in a 34-game Bundesliga season since 65 points in 2010/11. For the third-straight year, Bayern Munich crashed out in the Champions League quarterfinals. For most clubs, that is not a bad return. However, from 2011/12 to 2019/20, Bayern made it past the quarterfinals in seven of those nine seasons. That also included two Champions League wins and a treble in 2019/20.</p>



<p>Even Thomas Tuchel said the season would not be “satisfactory” based on how many points Bayern has or its performances in key fixtures.</p>



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<p>Bayern parting ways with Kahn and Salihamidzic is part of a new wave at Bayern Munich. With a number of aging stars, such as Thomas Muller or Manuel Neuer, some of the young talent at Bayern has already shown its potential. For example, Jamal Musiala scored a stunning goal to win Bayern the title on Saturday. </p>



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Bayern Munich sacked CEO Oliver Kahn and the sporting director despite winning the Bundesliga title on the same day.

Bayern Munich dismisses Oliver Kahn as CEO despite title


<p>Many people in the soccer world were shocked to find out that <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/teams/bayern-munich-tv-schedule/">Bayern Munich</a> star goalkeeper Manuel Neuer suffered a <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/news/manuel-neuer-out-for-season-after-skiing-accident-20221210-WST-411878.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">serious leg injury</a> after a skiing accident. Not necessarily because skiers don’t get injured, but because the shotstopper was even on the slopes.</p>



<p>Professional athletes tend to avoid certain dangerous activity, particularly midseason. Teams can even insert clauses in contracts that prohibit things like skiing as well. However, Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn has claimed that Neuer knew he wasn’t supposed to be on the mountain after <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/nations/germany-national-team-tv-schedule/">Germany’s</a> shock exit from the <a href="https:\/\/worldsoccertalk.com/category/world-cup-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">World Cup</a>.</p>



<h5>Kahn: ‘Neuer never listens to anyone’</h5>



<p>“Manuel decided to take a little break from the tournament,” Kahn explained to Russian news outlet <a href="https:\/\/rg.ru/2022/12/12/eks-golkiper-sbornoj-germanii-oliver-kan-ia-vsegda-bolel-protiv-brazilcev.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RG</a>. “He needed rest after such stress. Neuer is a big fan of alpine skiing and went to the slopes.” </p>



<p>“I know that he was warned several times that there was very little snow, stones were sticking out everywhere and it was dangerous to ride, but Neuer never listens to anyone. As a result, rescuers removed him from the mountain, transported him by helicopter to the hospital where he underwent an operation.”</p>



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<h2>Bayern target new keeper after Neuer skiing injury</h2>



<p>The injury leaves the <a href="https:\/\/www.worldsoccertalk.com/bundesliga-tv-schedule">Bundesliga</a> leaders short between the posts. 34-year-old veteran Sven Ulreich is now the most logical Neuer replacement on the roster. However, Kahn admitted that the club will look for January additions.</p>



<p>“We’ve lost our goalkeeper before the end of the season,” continued Kahn. “It’s terrible because he is one of the best in the world. A very serious loss for the team. But we believe that the recovery will go well and his return too, but for now, we have to solve the problem of a replacement. But this is temporary. Manuel will be back.”</p>



<p>While Bayern will target a new keeper, it will not be Croatian World Cup hero Dominik Livakovic. Kahn claimed that his team must target other options. “Livakovic is worthy of praise,” Kahn said. “Such a goalkeeper must play at a top club. I have no doubt that this will be the case in the new season, but at the same time, he is not within the scope of our interests.”</p>



<p>Bayern have time to find the right goalie target. The Bundesliga does not return to action until Jan. 20.</p>



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Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has said that injured goalkeeper Manuel Neuer 'never listens to anyone' following his recent skiing injury.

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