Former president and club executive Dr. Fritz Scherer has sadly passed away, with former players paying their respects.

Former Bayern Munich president Fritz Scherer has died at age 85, the record Bundesliga champions said on Sunday. Scherer became a club member in 1971, was treasurer 1979-1985, president 1985-1994 and vice president until 2012.

Bayern Munich have been accused of not protecting South Korea defender Kim Min-jae from injury by his national team head coach Hong Myung-bo. Kim will miss South Korea’s World Cup qualifiers against Oman and Jordan in March due to an Achilles injury he sustained while at Bayern.

Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae is out for South Korea’s upcoming international matches and its coach sounds pretty positive on whose fault that would be — Bayern Munich. South Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo lobbed criticism toward the Bavarians and how they handled Min-jae’s lingering Achilles tendonitis.

South Korea head coach Hong Myung-bo on Monday fired shots at Bayern Munich for their failure to protect the key national team defender Kim Min-jae. South Korea will host Oman on Thursday and then Jordan on March 25 in the third round of the Asian qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.