The Saxony-Anhalt Football Association (FSA) has excluded the DSG Eintracht Gladau club from the association and thus also from playing. “The Saxony-Anhalt Football Association is sending a clear signal against right-wing extremism,” said FSA President Holger Stahlknecht, according to a statement from the association. The club has not yet reacted publicly to the exclusion.
The association said that members of the association had violated the values of the FSA, such as party-political neutrality or the “commitment of its members, bodies and institutions to the free-democratic basic order.” The association stands against “xenophobia, discrimination and political extremism”.
The FSA announcement did not contain any specific allegations against the club. The Central German newspaper According to FSA President Stahlknecht, said there were right-wing extremist tendencies in the club and a “high willingness to use violence” in its environment.
The first men’s team from DSG Eintracht Gladau has so far competed in the district league. According to its own statements, the FSA no longer saw any scope for discretion in view of the club’s “misconduct”. He also announced that he wanted to develop a catalog of measures for clubs in order to raise their awareness and offer assistance.
The Saxony-Anhalt Football Association (FSA) has excluded the DSG Eintracht Gladau club from the association and thus also from playing. “The Saxony-Anhalt Football Association is sending a clear signal against right-wing extremism,” said FSA President Holger Stahlknecht, according to a statement from the association. The club has not yet reacted publicly to the exclusion.
The association said that members of the association had violated the values of the FSA, such as party-political neutrality or the “commitment of its members, bodies and institutions to the free-democratic basic order.” The association stands against “xenophobia, discrimination and political extremism”.
