Knife attack, kicks to the head
Wave of violence causes games to be canceled in Bremen
March 8, 2024, 6:40 p.m
Again and again the ugly face of violence: Because there is a “high number” of incidents of violence, hatred and discrimination at football games in Bremen, the Bremen Football Association is quickly canceling all amateur games for the weekend. A “sad climax” has been reached.
On Saturday (6.30 p.m./Sky and in the live ticker on ntv.de), 294 days after his last appearance for Werder, Niclas Füllkrug is playing again in the Weserstadion where they continue to adore him. He is a guest in Bremen with Borussia Dortmund and it will be extremely emotional for both sides, after all, both Werder and Füllkrug have a lot to thank each other for. However, there will be no football played elsewhere in the Hanseatic city this weekend – and that has a much less pleasant background.
The Bremen Football Association (BFV) has canceled all league, cup and friendly games in its jurisdiction for the coming weekend due to a recent “high number” of violence, hate and discrimination incidents in its leagues. The association announced this. Accordingly, the BFV board made the decision to ban the game on Thursday evening at an extraordinary meeting.
Pack formation with knives
Last weekend alone there were several incidents that were reported to the association. For example, after a men’s game there is one Pack formation The BFV wrote in a statement, “during which, among other things, there were kicks in the head and the pulling of a knife.”
“Last weekend, a new, sad peak was reached in the quality of incidents on our sports fields. We are not prepared to accept this situation any further,” BFV President Patrick von Haacke is quoted as saying: “With this weekend without games, we hope it will be even stronger “To be able to raise awareness of the issue so that violence and discrimination are not tolerated by anyone in sport, but are clearly excluded.” National games, such as Werder’s against BVB with Füllkrug, are not affected by the measure, the association said.