“What we saw in the stands were not self-defense measures, but actions, sometimes with unleashed violence. There is no excuse for this,” wrote President Werner Wolf and his vice presidents Eckhard Sauren and Carsten Wettich, according to “Express”.
The club suffered “severe damage”. Violent authors in our club colors drew attention to themselves in Nice and destroyed a day full of hope, anticipation and cohesion with their actions. They hurt people with their attacks, intimidated people and, for many who celebrated this day with friends and family wanted to spend, fears were triggered, “she said.
The rigor of the Disciplinary Commission of the European Football Association for the events in Nice is still pending.
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On Monday alone, a € 56,000 fine was imposed on the Rhine for fan misconduct in the second leg of the Conference League play-offs at FC Fehervar / Hungary (3-0). For the “shame of Nice”, FC have to deal with more drastic sanctions from UEFA.
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On Sunday, the Ultras of FC “Wilden Horde” presented a banner against Union Berlin (0: 1) (“As long as the Horde exists, the Supra are part of it”) and solidarity with the Parisian group “Supras Auteuil,” which has been banned since 2010 “implied. These are said to have been instrumental in the riots in Nice.
The FC board clearly expressed its misunderstanding. In addition, criminal consequences and stadium bans have been announced for violent offenders.
“Our activities in this regard began on the night of Nice. In the coming days, together with our managing director Christian Keller, we want to meet with the Chief of Police of Cologne Falk Schnabel to coordinate further actions”, reads the letter.
In addition to “identifying and punishing the perpetrators, the consequences announced would make a fundamental contribution to ensuring that something like this can no longer happen in our stands. Consequences that make sure that no one is afraid to go to the stadium, not to Cologne. And not to the business trips “.
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However, the club executives also addressed the issues of dealing with violent fans: “It is much more important to have a debate on how to deal with violent criminals that we fail to identify. They will continue to be among us in the future. On the curve and continuing to continue to do so. trample on the values of FC, which include not only fairness but also the renunciation of violence, do not allow dialogue, do not allow themselves to be identified, protect themselves in the “They find this protection through a mixture of tolerance, indifference but also fear of the fans of the FC surrounding them “.
The board has appealed to the FC fan community to increase public pressure and hopes all club members and the fan scene will be involved.
But the support of politicians and police is also needed: “All the other answers are too simple, not honest and do not lead to the finish line”.
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