Germans unwanted in South Tyrol? “Kuane Piefke more’ – football fans cause a scandal with a banner. “Merano doesn’t need a vigilante group, but rather more Piefk’ - banner directed against city of Merano.
Fans are worried about the “youth”: “They often turn their backs on the city’s residents’ “Piefke’ is a derogatory term for Germans, especially in Austria and the German-speaking areas of Italy.