​MUNICH, GERMANY – MARCH 19: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge talks to Max Eberl, Board Member for Sport FC Bayern München during the opening of the special exhibition ‘All the best, Sepp Maier!’ celebrating Sepp Maier’s 80th birthday at FC Bayern Museum on March 19, 2024 in Munich, Germany. The exhibition is a tribute to the birthday of goalkeeping icon. He spent 17 years in FC Bayern’s first team, making 709 competitive appearances. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) | Getty Images Max Eberl recently extended his contract at Bayern Munich, but not everyone was fully in favor of bringing back the board member for sport. Supervisory board member Karl-Heinz Rummenigge admitted to Abendzeitung (via @iMiaSanMia) that he abstained in the vote to bring back Eberl: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge confirms that he did not vote for Max Eberl’s contract extension during the last supervisory board meeting: “I thought long and hard about whether I should vote ‘No’ on the contract extension with Max. It was only during the meeting that I decided to abstain. I stand by that decision. For me it was important to make my decision independently and not allow myself to be prejudiced by a recommendation made beforehand.”Rummenigge also stressed that there were several things he did not like in the lead-up to the vote. He said he had communicated his concerns internally.Eberl has certainly had his critics at Bayern Munich and it is at least somewhat surprising that Rummenigge’s influence (even in abstention) did not alter anyone’s else vote. Eberl survived and got a new deal, but he might have to work a little harder to win over the club’s former CEO. Join the conversation!Sign up for a user account and get:New, improved notifications system!Fewer adsCreate community postsComment on articles, community postsRec comments, community posts