FC Bayern is mourning Andrea Otto, who covered the German record champions as an ARD reporter and presenter of 'Blickpunkt Sport' on Bavarian broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk, among other things. The 47-year-old has died after a long illness. She worked at five Olympic Games and the 2018 football World Cup for radio and TV.
Herbert Hainer, FC Bayern president: "We're all shocked and our deepest sympathies go to the family and friends of Andrea Otto. She was a special, kind-hearted person and an extremely competent journalist. Andrea Otto will be missed greatly - by viewers as well as the people who she interviewed for her greatest passion, sport."