“We have a fairly balanced budget. So we don’t just throw money out of our sleeves,” says Engel. Very different from, for example, football. European adventures actually earn the football clubs a lot of money. “There is no media income, no ticketing income. We, and also the European Hockey Association, have to finance everything ourselves.”
The European Cup is unique but not a financial fairytale for Voordaan: ‘Costs about 10,000 euros’
