Munich – FC Bayern takes first measures around the events around Dietmar Hopp. How those responsible will be punished is likely to be decided soon.
The Bundesliga is once again looking at FC Bayern.
These days, however, not primarily for sporting reasons. In the smouldering conflict with the Ultras in Germany, the Munich team is considered a great source of hope.
FC Bayern takes first measures
“It can only be done through FC Bayern. And the others have to follow suit,” Mario Basler made clear on Sunday in the CHECK24 one-two pass.
Former HSV board member and league boss Heribert Bruchhagen called on the German record champion to “not award annual tickets to certain people”.
On Monday, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge now announced that the Bavarians have set up a commission as a first consequence.
This commission would “on the one hand, follow up on Saturday’s events and, on the other hand, work out measures that would be effective in the short and medium term in cases of racism, insults, anti-Semitism, sexism, homophobia and exclusion of any kind”, according to a press release.
Rummenigge: “…we never want to see this ugly face again”
“The civil rights lie with FC Bayern and we never want to see this ugly face again,” Rummenigge had explained earlier in conversation with the picture. “All those who can be identified must expect to be punished by Bayern.”
How this punishment will turn out, is currently still open. Following SPORT1 information, the Supervisory Board will also discuss the issue again on Monday.
It can be assumed that the decision regarding the consequences will be made and announced before the match against FC Augsburg this weekend.
It is quite possible that the Bavarians will actually emerge as the desired pioneers.
Who will win the power struggle?
But what could be considered “mitigating” is, especially in the case of the Schickeria group, their commitment against anti-Semitism, which was awarded the Julius Hirsch Prize of the DFB for freedom, tolerance and humanity in 2014.
So far, a constructive exchange has taken place between the club managers and the largest Ultra group, also for this reason.
But this could now come to an end. “We have always talked a lot and I am a friend of dialogue. But you also have to admit that dialogue has not brought anything,” Rummenigge made clear.
“We are on a one-way street where clubs only give and fans only take. It’s all about a demonstration of power. They want to show the clubs and associations that they have the power in the stadiums,” the former international continued.
The question remains, who will win the power struggle? One thing is clear: the club’s strongest weapon is the quota of tickets.
If chic clubs or other ultra groups like “Red Fanatic”, who were responsible for the second banner on Saturday, get fewer tickets, their influence in the curve is likely to diminish. The next few days will show which means the FCB really uses.