"Though it was far from all good (getting arrested for tax evasion is hardly something one would want to tell the kids about), Hoeneß suffering from career ending injury issues at just 27, joining a struggling, debt ridden Bayern Munich's front office and, in the span of 50 years, turning into not just the biggest and richest club in Germany but also one of the biggest in the world is a tale anyone can be proud of."
"That was recognized by the German Football League (DFL) in their 2025 general assembly in Berlin on the second of September, as noted by Bayern's official website. There, Hoeneß was given an honorary award for 'special and outstanding achievements in German professional football'. Hoeness himself had this to say: "I am proud to receive this award. It's an acknowledgement that I have also tried to give something back to German football over the past 50 years. But football also gave me everything.""
Uli Hoeneß suffered career-ending injuries at 27, then joined Bayern Munich's struggling, debt-ridden front office. Over 50 years he rebuilt the club into Germany's biggest and richest and one of the world's largest. He faced legal troubles including arrest for tax evasion. The German Football League recognized his contributions at its 2025 general assembly in Berlin by granting an honorary award for special and outstanding achievements in German professional football. Hoeneß said he was proud to receive the award, calling it acknowledgement of efforts to give back to German football and noting that football gave him everything.
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