Sinsheim (dpa) - Even after the memorable game by Sinsheim, Dietmar Hopp does not want to surrender to the hate posters and tirades of opposing fans.
"Why shouldn't I go to my stadium anymore? The people who do it have to stay away. I'm now waiting to see how it all gets going," said the patron of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Sunday in one Sport1 interview.
Why the billionaire is repeatedly chosen as a target in the Bundesliga is a mystery to himself. "If I could only remotely know what these idiots want from me, it would be easier for me to understand that," said the 79-year-old. "I can't explain why they are so hostile to me. It reminds me of very dark times."
The Saturday game of Munich at TSG was interrupted twice due to abuse by fans of FC Bayern. The Bayern management team and numerous top officials solidarized with Hopp. "I'm fine with the circumstances. Unfortunately, a new dimension has been reached," he said. "I saw and felt this solidarity and it is of course a great help that action is now being taken."
The control committee of the German Football Association determined. The DFB sports court recently excluded Borussia Dortmund fans from games in Sinsheim for the next two years because they had shown Hopp again on a poster in the crosshairs.
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