What that does to the economics
Ticket pricing is where the effect shows up most clearly. Clubs answerable to members rather than investors have far less incentive to squeeze matchday revenue, because the people paying that price also control the club's governance. The result is a league where wage bills and debt levels have historically stayed more conservative than England's, Spain's or Italy's, even as broadcast income across Europe has surged.
It is also why Bundesliga attendances are consistently the highest of any football league in the world on a per-match basis. Cheap tickets and standing terraces fill grounds in a way premium pricing does not.
