HandOfBlood has expressed criticism of the Baller League in a livestream on Twitch. He particularly criticizes a seemingly surprising ban on the final of the new football league. He does not hold back and strikes back.
What is HandOfBlood upset about? On Twitch, HandOfBlood voiced his anger about the new streamer league Baller League. The focus of his criticism is a decision that states that there should be no live broadcasts from streamers on the crucial final match day.
What does the streamer have to do with the league? HandOfBlood is the owner and president of Eintracht Spandau, one of the 12 teams in the new league. His team has even earned a spot in the finals among the last 4 teams.
In his role as President Knabe, who caught attention in almost every game, he contributed to the rapidly growing popularity of the Baller League. He accompanied almost every match day with his own stream.
However, HandOfBlood will most likely have to forgo this service for his community on the final match day. This alone provokes him to express some discontent about the actions of the new football league.
You can see the corresponding stream excerpt here:
@einspandau I prefer not to speak. If I speak I’m in big trouble #EINS #ballerleague ♬ Original sound – Eintracht Spandau
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What does HandOfBlood specifically criticize? The timing of the announcement of the streaming ban seems to be a major problem for the streamer. He emphasizes that he learned on Thursday (referring to Thursday, March 28, editor’s note) that streaming would not be allowed.
He suspects that this decision was made so that all viewers would have to watch the official Baller-League stream (here you go to the Twitch account) for the finale on April 8.
HandOfBlood sees “gruesome behavior on so many levels” in the way the Baller League is handling the streamers. Because besides the fact that the timing of the announcement (only 1 1/2 weeks before the finale) is extremely unfortunate, there is another issue that the streamer finds annoying.
Apparently, such a ban was not even mentioned. A contractual agreement or at least an arrangement at the start of the Baller League would have been “OK” according to Hänno. “But to say that just 1 1/2 weeks before the finale is just crazy,” says the angry streamer.
Note: We have requested a statement from those in charge of the Baller League and will update this section as soon as we receive it.
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How does HandOfBlood react to the ban? Although the streamer tries not to blow this problem out of proportion at the end (“It’s not driving me crazy right now”), he still can’t help but throw a jab at the Baller League. He cannot understand why someone would do such a thing.
Therefore, he recommends watching the finale on ProSieben or Joyn, referring to his own references and emphasizing the good cooperation with colleagues there. While he is not officially speaking out against the Twitch channel of the Baller League, a recommendation certainly looks different.
It remains to be seen what impact the conflict between HandOfBlood and the Baller League will have on viewers. A response or statement from the Baller League is still pending.
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