10,000 spectators were allowed into the stadium for 1. FC Köln’s home game against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. The host had hoped that the legal authority would be accommodating until the very end. However, this did not happen – the Rhinelanders received a rejection. “We fought for 25,000 until yesterday“Alexander Wehrle explained Sky and stated that the bolt was put on at a curious time for more fans with a view to the carnival club. “We got the cancellation at 10:22 p.m“, says Wehrle.
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In the dispute over more spectators at the Cologne games, the Rhinelanders were unsuccessful either before the Higher Administrative Court in Münster or the Constitutional Court of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. Most recently, the constitutional judges rejected the issuance of a temporary injunction against the restriction to 10,000 spectators at football games by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. A decision that Wehrle complained about: “This is madness. The principle of equal treatment has been taken completely to the point of absurdity“The 47-year-old grumbled about the different viewer numbers within the Bundesliga, only to add: “But I’m not upset”.
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The federal and state governments decided on Wednesday that from March 4th, nationwide major events – which include Bundesliga games – may be held with up to 25,000 fans (with a maximum occupancy rate of 75 percent). From March 20th, all far-reaching protective measures against the corona virus are to be lifted.
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Wehrle: Farewell to Cologne “maybe a little earlier than April”
The fact that the Cologne chief of finances is leaving the club is a done deal. He is already preparing more and more for his departure. “I’m trying to build a bit of emotional distance,” said the 47-year-old. He needs that for himself in the coming weeks. Wehrle will return to VfB Stuttgart where he will be chairman of the outsourced professional department. The exact time of the farewell is still open, “maybe a little earlier than April,” said Wehrle. When Skyexpert Lothar Matthäus addressed the international break at the end of March, Wehrle said: “Lothar is simply an expert.” Wehrle had already worked for the Stuttgarter between 2003 and the beginning of 2013 as a consultant to the board.
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