‘Nothing to do with fan culture’: Bremen CDU want HSV to foot the bill | OneFootball

Following the unrest surrounding the northern derby between Werder Bremen and HSV, the political debate over consequences for violent fans is intensifying.

Bremen’s CDU in particular is now calling for HSV to bear greater financial responsibility. The trigger for this demand was several incidents at the Weserstadion, including a toilet facility being set on fire and pyrotechnics being fired directly toward people.

For Marco Lübke, the CDU parliamentary group’s spokesperson on domestic and sports policy, one thing is clear: “Violence has no place in our stadiums. When pyrotechnics are fired directly at people, toilets are burning and fans are rioting, that has nothing to do with fan culture anymore.”

Photo: Getty Images

HSV condemns the behavior of its own fans

The CDU is therefore demanding that the damage caused should not be left solely to the home club. Especially in so-called high-risk matches, the away club must also be more closely involved. Indirect support has come from the police union, which is also calling for a “fair and binding distribution of costs.”

Bremen’s Senator for the Interior, Eva Högl, also emphasized the seriousness of the situation. “Only because hundreds of police officers were deployed did the day pass without serious unrest,” the SPD politician explained. Police are now investigating and have filed several reports.

Nur die Raute – All the news about HSV

HSV, too, has sharply criticized the behavior of its own supporters. Cornelius Göbel, Director of Fans, Culture and Sustainability, said afterward that it was a “clear escalation” and stressed: “The moment it is used deliberately in the direction of people, we are no longer talking about fan culture, but about a concrete danger. That is a clear crossing of the line.”

Current sole executive board member Eric Huwer also called it “an absolute no-go.” There was “no need to split hairs over words.” He therefore promised: “We will assist our colleagues in Bremen and the authorities in identifying those responsible.”

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.