FC St. Pauli

Vice-president Joachim Pawlik informed the club's supervisory and presidential boards a few weeks ago of his intention to step down. Pawlik, who took office in 2014, subsequently agreed with his colleagues to vacate his position, a step he found exceedingly difficult to take, at the official end of the 2019-20 season. As managing partner of his consultancy firm PAWLIK Consultants GmbH, the 55-year-old no longer feels able to undertake the time-consuming voluntary role of vice-president to the extent he has always demanded of himself.

Look forward, not back. New season, new start, new shirt. The 2019-20 campaign is over, the final game at Wehen Wiesbaden is done. Time to take a deep breath and look forward to what the new season will bring – in shirt terms at least. For in the 2020-21 season, the Boys in Brown (and white) will play in brown and… cream.