As football across the globe faces uncertainty, Borussia Dortmund executive director Hans-Joachim Watzke has revealed his pessimism for the future.
Bundesliga teams are currently out of action but could return ahead of many other major European leagues.
"If we don't play in the next few months, all of Bundesliga will go under and then there wouldn't be a league in the way we know it," Watzke told Sky TV.
"Of course, many fans say: 'There's no desire for it, it's not on television', that is perfectly clear, but it's about saving football!
"We are doing all we can to get back to work, we don't want any special treatment, definitely not, but we don't want to be at a disadvantage either.
"Football can play a relevant role in society, but that's not the question, we have to do all we can to avoid that someone says football has special treatment.
"We don't want to start with a special position, but, again, you can't compare football with other more popular sports, we want to do our jobs."
Bundesliga sides are already back in training under special measures, though there is no timeline for matches to return.