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(CNN Spanish) - On Saturday, on the 24th date of the German Bundesliga between Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich, there was a shameful event in which Bayern Munich fans - who visited Hoffenheim - took banners insulting the mother of the president of Hoffenheim, Dietmar Hopp
The incident happened at minute 77 of the match, where Bayern Munich was winning by 6 goals to zero. The referee of the match,
Christian Dingert, proceeded to make the "anti-racism" protocol that is being handled in Germany.
Banners insulting the president's mother were not removed by Bayern Munich ultras, which led to
Bayern Munich general manager Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, apologizing to Dietmar Hopp for what was going on, while the players of both teams were leaving the field for a few minutes.
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After 10 minutes of pause, the players of both sets jumped together as well as Rummenigge and Hopp. The players decided to touch the ball in the middle of the court without attacking the rival arcs in rejection of the deplorable behavior of the Bayern Munich ultras.
The fan of Hoffenheim, responded in applause to the two clubs for their gesture of sportsmanship and rejection of the insults suffered by Dietmar Hopp.
The banners that insulted the president's mother were not removed by the Bayern Munich ultras. Credit: Matthias Hangst / Bongarts / Getty Images
The president of the Bundesliga, Christian Seifert, said in a press release that “The permanent hostility towards Dietmar Hopp has been unacceptable for a long time and must be severely condemned. Today we experience a sad climax in this regard. There is no excuse for that ”and he emphasized to the German soccer public and the world that“ There must be no place for any kind of hate. This must be the goal of all German professional football. ”
On the official website of Bayern Munich, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: “I am deeply ashamed from the point of view
Bayern for this chaos. The time has come when all German football must act together against this chaos. This is the ugly face of football. I am deeply ashamed of Dietmar Hopp, who is an excellent man of honor. ”
At the end of the regulatory time of the match with score 0-6 giving Bayern Munich the victory, the players of both clubs went to the stands to applaud the fans who stayed in the field supporting the players of both clubs in their form of rejection of the insults experienced by the ultras of Bayern Munich.
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