After hostility: Corona hopefuls Hopp turns to Ultras - "I will be happy to tell them my story"

First Ultras enemies Dietmar Hopp in soccer Germany, now he is the great hope for a vaccine against the corona virus. All developments here in the news ticker.

• Dietmar Hopp * was recently vilified by Ultras in the Bundesliga because of his role as patron of 1899 Hoffenheim .
• The Baden resident is the majority owner of the pharmaceutical company CureVac , which is researching a vaccine against the insidious coronavirus *.
• Hopp turns from an enemy of the organized fan scene to a beacon of hope in the Corona crisis *.

Update of April 5, 8:45 a.m .: Dietmar Hopp , patron of 1899 Hoffenheim and a beacon of hope in the corona crisis, spoke on Saturday's hostility to the Ultras in football Germany.

Ultras hostility: Dietmar Hopp suggests reconciliation in the current sports studio

“For most people, I was not a bogeyman before the crisis. Incidentally, my social engagement is completely independent of my involvement in football. And my investments in medicine, education, research and young sports are many times higher than those in professional football at TSG, ”said the billionaire from Baden in a contribution from the current sports studio on ZDF :“ Of course I would be happy if those who who have insulted me for no reason for 13 years, will stop at some point. I will be happy to tell them my story with TSG Hoffenheim, which has now lasted 66 years. From the football player in 1954 for eleven years to the professional end, after that only patrons. "

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Hopp continued to turn to the club ultras, who had insulted and defamed him weeks ago with disgraceful posters - and shook hands with them.

"To make myself a face for commerce is really not understandable. Unfortunately, the agitation was so perfectly staged that Ultras of many clubs participated, "he continued:" But I would like to forget it all if it is history from now on. "

Bundesliga: Hoffenheim patron Dietmar Hopp wants to forget the dispute with Ultras in Germany

Update from April 4: Patron Dietmar Hopp from the Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim took a step towards the supporters after the sometimes violent hostility from Ultras. "I would like to forget all of this if it is history from now on," said the 79-year-old in an interview with ZDF, which will be broadcast on Saturday in the current sports studio.

However, he still did not understand the protests. "To make myself a face for commerce is really incomprehensible. Unfortunately, the agitation was staged so perfectly that Ultras of many clubs participated," said Hopp.

Before the corona break , the protests against Hopp were rekindled in numerous fan curves in Germany. In addition to creative sayings, Hopp was always shown in the crosshairs.

Corona vaccine: Dietmar Hopp and business partners plan to deliver this year

News from March 31: Munich / Tübingen - All eyes on Tübingen: In the university town of Swabia, the pharmaceutical company CureVac is researching a vaccine against the insidious coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2) - funded by Dietmar Hopp * .

The patron of 1899 Hoffenheim is the majority owner of the research company - and, together with his business partner, hopes for a foreseeable breakthrough in the search for an effective vaccine .

Corona vaccine: hopes rest on Dietmar Hopp's CureVac

"Safety, tolerability and effectiveness have to be shown and guaranteed - none of this is rocket science, but it takes time," explained Dr. Friedrich von Bohlen Focus Online : “As of today we can start testing the vaccine on people in early summer. If everything goes well, the vaccine will be available at the end of this year. ”Bohlen is a partner at CureVac alongside Hopp .

"If everything goes smoothly, a vaccine could be available in the fall," Hopp had previously said to the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung : "We are moving in the area of ​​speculation. But it is also clear to everyone: January 2021 would still be bearable, December 2021 certainly not. "

Dietmar Hopp: From the enemy image of the ultras to the beacon of hope in the corona crisis

The trend is clear: a vaccine is to be produced this year in order to curb the corona crisis, at least in terms of health policy.

The fact that billionaire Hopp , of all people, is also a beacon of hope for the Bundesliga, which is keen to get through the 2019/20 season, has a smack: After all, ultras from the organized fan scene had hostile insults to the football patrons.

Can his company CureVac manufacture the much needed coronavirus vaccine ? Follow all developments here in the news ticker .

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