The anti-Semitism scandal at Union Berlin has consequences!
The capital city club punished Maccabi Haifa (3-0) for the misconduct of its fans in the “home game” of the Conference League in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium against Maccabi Haifa (3-0).
In the next home game, Union will have to do without some of its own fans. Uefa announced on Friday that part of the Olympic Stadium, which the club is moving to for the international games, will be blocked. It concerns sectors 13 and 14, in which the Union fans are otherwise.
In addition, a banner must be hung in the blocked blocks. The Uefa logo and the words “#NoToRasism” (No to racism) must be visible on it.
What happened? During the game there were unpleasant scenes. Maccabi supporters were insulted anti-Semitically by some Berlin fans.
An eyewitness to BILD: “It was individuals who began to abuse us. We were standing in block 13, 14 diagonally above the guest block. There were about 100 Maccabi fans and several hundred Union fans. The tickets were on the open market. The Maccabi fans had a choreo around kick-off, after which the first rabble began. When the 1-0 for Union fell (33rd minute, d. Red.), The mood shifted. Then someone tried to light an Israel flag. The term ‘fucking Jew’ was mentioned. It was a handful of people bullying us. But there were also Unioners in between. That was a consolation. Then plainclothes police made themselves known. They recorded data and wanted to arrest him later, probably not immediately for tactical reasons. Finally we went over to the guest block with around 20 people. “
The consequence: Uefa locks out some of the Union fans!
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