The DFB sentenced Eintracht Frankfurt to a hefty fine for several offenses by the fans and particularly severely sanctioned the flying Bengalos in the cup final. Board member Philipp Reschke is served.
The self-proclaimed “European Cup winners of the riots” are once again costing Eintracht Frankfurt dearly. As the Bundesliga club announced on Wednesday, the German Football Association (DFB) fined Eintracht €414,100 after fan riots in five games in the final stretch of the past season.
Eintracht scratches the million mark
Since the Hessians had already paid 447,100 euros for Pyro and Bengalo offenses in previous Bundesliga games and also had to transfer 115,000 euros to UEFA, the total amount of penalties for the past season is 976,200 euros. Sad record.
“These are dimensions that we have to turn back as soon as possible,” Eintracht board member Philipp Reschke commented on the expected penalty on Tuesday. Eintracht seems increasingly helpless and powerless.
The self-proclaimed “European Cup winners of the rampage”.
Eintracht Cup final particularly expensive
In its judgments published on Wednesday, the DFB punished the misconduct of the Eintracht fans in the DFB Cup final against RB Leipzig particularly harshly. In the Berlin Olympic Stadium, numerous fireworks were thrown onto the pitch before kick-off, and after half-time almost the entire block was on fire. In the course of the second 45 minutes, firecrackers were fired again and again. Cost point: 258,100 euros.
“It clearly went too far in Berlin,” criticized Reschke, who nevertheless wants to continue to engage in dialogue with the fan scene in the future. According to Reschke, there has been a “pyrotechnical paradigm shift” since Corona. Times when fireworks in your own stadium were an absolute taboo are finally over. “The relationship got into trouble.” A solution: currently not in sight.
Fewer fans at the first European Cup home game
The misconduct of some fans will also be visible and noticeable in the first home game of the playoffs for the Conference League. After the burning of pyrotechnics in the Champions League home game against Napoli, UEFA not only imposed a fine, they also imposed a partial ban on Eintracht fans. Consequence: The lower tier of the west curve will remain empty in this game.
The fact that the fans who normally stand there and are responsible for burning off the pyrotechnics in most cases, according to Reschke, will be given other places in the stadium is another issue.
2023-07-19 19:11:26
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