Unprecedented: Following an offensive sign and derogatory calls from host Dietmar Hope, team players decided to get off the lawn

• Bayern fans in protest against Hoffenheim's owner, tonight

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An unprecedented event in the German league. The game between Hoffenheim and Bayern Munich was halted today (Sunday) in the 78th minute (0: 6 to Bayern) following an offensive sign and scathing screams read by Bavarian fans to host Ditmer Hope. Bayern players approached the crowd and tried to persuade them to take down the offensive and violent sign but after refusing, the team players decided to go down from the lawn.

Even when the players returned to the field, the game was not renewed. Team players stood on the lawn, demonstrating a number of demonstrations and applauding the audience's behavior, until the game's legal time was over. At the final whistle, the team owners went down to the lawn and thanked the local audience who remained to support.

Bayern players try to convince team fans to remove the sign, today // Photo: IP