Thursday April 22, 2021
“Massive Aggression”
Explosive detail on the escalation at Schalke
The escalation of some fans against the FC Schalke 04 team continues to echo. The police are now publishing details from Tuesday night. Accordingly, the team was received by 500 to 600 supporters and sometimes confronted with “massive aggression”.
The Gelsenkirchen police want to investigate the events on the night of relegation of the Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 with an investigative commission. “It’s about clearing up the incidents completely,” said a police spokesman. Criminal charges from possible victims have not yet been received.
The relegation of FC Schalke was sealed by a 0: 1 at Arminia Bielefeld on Tuesday evening. The team reached their home arena around 1.30 a.m., from where the players should start their journey home. As reported by Sport1 with reference to police circles, the club is said to have rejected a proposal to let the team get off the bus in front of Gelsenkirchen and use shuttle busesthat were already ready in Bielefeld to be safely brought home, divided by place of residence. According to Sport1, it should be discussed at the arena instead.
As the police are now reporting, the team was received there by around 500 to 600 supporters and in some cases confronted with “massive aggression”. Eggs flew, players fled and there are said to have been kicks against professionals. The police were initially not present at the meeting. The officials had offered that, but the association decided against it, the spokesman said. A very explosive detail. The debate started out controversial but peaceful. The police intervened a few minutes later and, according to their own statements, prevented further escalation. After that, the situation quickly resolved.
The police spokesman did not give any further details in the morning. “We are in the process of putting it all together,” he said. According to media reports, a player was later followed in the car while driving home. Followers are said to have been waiting for him in front of his apartment. He is said to have stayed elsewhere, Sport1 reported. In addition, according to the “Bild” newspaper, another professional’s car was demolished. There were also fist blows and bottles flew. Some players stayed at the hotel, reported the “WAZ”.
Sports director Peter Knäbel had on Wednesday basically shown understanding for criticism of the team, which is after some desolate performances from the bottom of the table. He emphasized, however, that it is also disastrous “if you have to worry about the life and limb of your employees”
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