Strong signal from 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
After right-wing extremists rushed against Türkgücü Munich, the four-time German champions take a stand.
Before the game on the
21st match day
in the
3rd division
between
1. FC Kaiserslautern
and
Türkgücü Munich
,
right-wing extremists raised the
mood against the promoted team.
The hosts take a
clear stand
against the
Nazi slogans
in an
open letter
.
The
fans
of the
Red Devils
have a clear position.
Kaiserslautern / Munich
- Third division soccer team
1. FC Kaiserslautern
has
sharply condemned
racist hostility
against sporting rival Türkgücü Munich
and took a
position
in an
open letter
.
Supervisory board
boss Rainer Keßler
said: "
It is unbearable
that right-wing groups try
to abuse
1. FC Kaiserslautern
- its name, history and values - and the
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
for
inhuman slogans
and their ideologies."
Hostility against Türkgücü Munich: FCK fans take a clear stand against right-wing slogans
In advance, the right-wing extremist party “
The III.
Weg
”placed banners with the inscription“
Türkgücü not welcome
”right in front of the stadium
and
distributed thousands of banners throughout the city
.
The traditional club from the Palatinate published
a tweet
before the game on
Tuesday evening (7 p.m.)
with a response from its fans: “
Shut up when the west curve speaks!
You do not decide who is welcome here!
"
Both the content and the location of the presentation are
"not to be tolerated"
for those
responsible
for
FCK
.
The club referred to the Betze song, in which it says: “
We welcome every club, every team is welcome.
“Instead, it is“
Nazis and right-wing extremists like you who are not welcome on the Betze,
”the football club
told
the party.
(dpa)