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60,000 spectators: Bundesliga club plans to expand stadium
Bundesliga soccer team Hamburger SV wants to expand its Volksparkstadion. Instead of the current around 57,000 spectators, something should happen in the future more than 60,000 fit in.
“There are numerous different areas where we can create additional spaces. For example, you can optimize staircases. Maybe we can get a little closer to the place“, said CFO Eric Huwer before the home game against Bayern Munich (Saturday, 6.30 p.m./Sky and in the live ticker on ntv.de) in a “Bild” interview. The 42-year-old spoke of possible costs in the “high seven-figure to eight-figure range”. The Hamburg-based company has already commissioned a feasibility study. “It’s a big project that we want to tackle together with the fans. We are seriously looking into it. We want to see what is possible by the end of the first quarter. The desire is to do it,” said Huwer.
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Referee surprises boyfriend with marriage proposal in stadium
Bundesliga soccer team 1. FC Köln gave a fan a very special moment as part of the diversity match day. Pascal Kaiser, an amateur referee, proposed to his long-time partner Moritz over the stadium microphone before the game against VfL Wolfsburg (1-0) kicked off.
“I don’t want to hide, I don’t want to be visible. Not loudly, provocatively, but honestly. I want everyone to see that I love this person. A man, as a man, in football“, said the FC fan, who referees up to the state league and is one of the few visibly queer people in German football after coming out in 2022. Friday evening in Müngersdorf was also characterized by diversity. The four stadium posts shone in rainbow colors, the FC wore a special jersey, and the players were accompanied by people from the FC foundation projects when they arrived.
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Magic win furiously, Schröder gets a used day
Dennis Schröder and the Sacramento Kings have suffered their next defeat in the NBA. The bottom team in the Western Conference lost significantly 93:112 bei den Boston Celtics and had to accept the eighth defeat in a row, world and European champion Schröder had a wasted day at the TD Garden. The Braunschweiger only managed four points and only hit one of his eleven attempts from the field.
Without the still injured Franz Wagner (ankle) The Orlando Magic won against the Toronto Raptors 130:120 thanks to an outstanding final quarter. After the third period, Orlando was down 86:99, and with 44 points in the fourth quarter, the Magic narrowly missed the franchise record (45 points in 1994 in Charlotte). Tristan da Silva contributed eight points in over 22 minutes to the second win in a row, Moritz Wagner scored one point in just under three minutes of action. Meanwhile, Maximilian Kleber and the Los Angeles Lakers could rely on Luka Doncic. The Slovenian had already secured his triple-double at halftime, and in the end he had 37 points, 13 assists and eleven rebounds in a 142:111 win over the Washington Wizards. LeBron James also impressed with 20 points, and Kleber scored four points in five minutes off the bench.
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Fans of the traditional club want to overthrow their own managing director
Those responsible at Werder Bremen are under a lot of pressure before the home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach. After nine Bundesliga games without a win, it’s not just about the future of coach Horst Steffen. Supporters of the four-time German champions have started an internet petition with the aim of overthrowing sports director Clemens Fritz.
The action with the headline “Enough is enough!” has so far found more than 3,600 supporters. The aim is to call an extraordinary general meeting with only one item on the agenda: “Assessment of C. Fritz’s administration”. “It has been the case in the past when sporting failures have increased frustration and worries among the membership. We take that very seriously. We have also taken note of the petition,” said Werder President and Chairman of the Supervisory Board Hubertus Hess-Grunewald to the “Deichstube” portal.
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Bundesliga team celebrates “world-class” rescuer
Marvin Schwäbe was celebrated; his teammates knew exactly who they had to thank. “What he’s done here over the last few years is world class,” said winning goalscorer Linton Mainaafter the goalkeeper of 1. FC Köln secured the 1-0 (1-0) win against VfL Wolfsburg with two brilliant deeds in stoppage time.
“He holds us together, not only on the pitch with his saves, but also off the pitch. We are very happy that he is our number one,” said Maina, who scored the goal of the evening with a beautiful individual effort (29th) – but had to share the glory in the end.
