😳 Going down the drain: Uli Hoeneß hits out at the ultras | OneFootball

There have been frequent minor or major disagreements between the FC Bayern's Südkurve and Uli Hoeneß in the past. Whether on fan-related topics or club political matters, the fans of the record champions often had a diametrically opposite opinion to the honorary president. 

Recently, these differences became clear again on the topic of 50+1. After Hoeneß actively advocated for the abolition of the 50+1 rule in the 'OMR' podcast, the ultras responded on Saturday with a banner. "Uli, when will it finally become clear to you... Football in Germany is unimaginable without 50+1," was the response from the curve.

Although Hoeneß, according to his own statement, "loves the ultras," he once again took aim at the Südkurve at the "Sport Marke Medien" event of the Munich sports fair "Ispo." "I can only say one thing, this is my personal opinion, I may not speak for everyone at FC Bayern because I am one of the most independent. If we bow to this dictate that comes from certain circles in the long run, then good night, German football," the 73-year-old ranted at the event. 

Hoeneß further specified his criticism: "In all the clubs where the ultras are on the supervisory board and so on, things are going downhill. They should have their fun, they should love football, they should also do it with chants, with choreographies, with everything. But they must never have the power in football. If they take over the power, everything is over."

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Just yesterday, the leader of the "Attack Department" spoke at the so-called "Power Days" about what he considers to be cautionary examples of ultras in official positions. "Primarily, they want to determine football themselves. And they haven't even realized that all the clubs where these ultras are in charge have become second-rate: Nuremberg, Frankfurt, Schalke. And everywhere reasonable business people run the club, it's good," Hoeneß ranted towards the active fan scene. 

It remains questionable what influence the active fan scene at Schalke 04 had on the sporting decline of recent years. It is also unclear how Eintracht Frankfurt is supposed to be an example of failure or second-class status.

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

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