Bayern Munich ended their six-year DFB-Pokal drought in emphatic fashion on Saturday, dismantling VfB Stuttgart 3-0 at Berlin’s Olympiastadion to secure a domestic double. Harry Kane’s second-half hat-trick — starting with a stooping header from Michael Olise’s cross, followed by a spun finish from Luis Diaz’s pass and a stoppage-time penalty — took his season tally to 61 goals in 51 appearances and confirmed the English striker as the irreplaceable fulcrum of Vincent Kompany’s rejuvenated side. Private jets whisked the trophy, carried by Kane, back to Munich in the early hours, completing a day of renewed Bavarian dominance.

Yet the celebrations were immediately clouded by a rare public display of boardroom friction. Uli Hoeneß, the club’s honorary president, told Der Spiegel before kick-off that he judged the chances of sporting director Max Eberl’s contract extension at “60 to 40” and openly admitted to “doubts” about his performance. Eberl, visibly irritated, responded after the match: “I am ready to continue — if that is wanted.” Analysts in London note that such dissent from a figure of Hoeneß’s authority risks destabilising a successful regime, even as the team’s on-field cohesion has never looked stronger.

Viewed from Dhaka or Moscow, the internal drama registered faintly. Prothom Alo led with Hoeneß’s broader rebuttal to Barcelona’s reported interest in Kane: “Bayern buys players, doesn’t sell them,” while Forbes Russia simply marvelled at the club’s 21st cup triumph. German outlets, by contrast, dissected the leadership spat in detail. Süddeutsche Zeitung graded Bayern’s season “two plus or one minus” — near perfect but for the Champions League exit — and questioned the timing of Hoeneß’s intervention amid transfer talk of a player swap with an unnamed English club.

Kompany’s touchline calm — what the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung dubbed “Bierruhe” — has so far insulated the squad. Even injured goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, who missed the final with a calf problem, joked that “a little hop is enough for celebrating.” But the quiet authority Kompany projects off the pitch may soon be tested. With Eberl’s future unresolved and a summer of squad recalibration ahead, the double-winning campaign is not a conclusion but a fragile equilibrium between sporting excellence and executive power struggles.