On Thursday,17.04.2008, the German Football League (DFL) proofed the documentation submitted by Werder Bremen GmbH & Co. KG aA relating to the playing licence for the 2008/2009 season and once again awarded the licence for the next season without additional recommendations or requirements: “The granting of the licence without additional requirements in all mandatory criteria is proof of the condition of the economic state of the club and is evidence of what we have built up here”, exclaimed Jürgen L. Born, chairman of the Werder board and head of the financial and public relations departments, on receiving the good news from Frankfurt/Main.