It has been several days since certain matches in the German first and second divisions have been interrupted by supporters.
After delayed kick-offs and tennis balls thrown onto the pitch in Stuttgart last week, Hansa Rostock supporters brought remote-controlled cars onto the pitch this Saturday, February 17.
Better yet, they carried smoke bombs with them.
The match against Hamburg was thus interrupted for a few moments, enough to provide images that make you smile.
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â Stadium Traveler (@Stadium_Tr) February 17, 2024
In December, 24 of the 36 German professional clubs that play in the Bundesliga or 2.Bundesliga reached an agreement with the DFL, the German Football League.
In this agreement, the clubs will have to give up around 8% of their television rights for an amount which could reach one billion euros.
The investment agreement would therefore allow the arrival of new investors in football across the Rhine, which is opposed by supporters.
They demand that a new vote be carried out, believing that the agreement reached lacks transparency.
Above all, they fear an over-commercialization of football, in this country where external investments are strongly constrained, in particular with the â50 + 1â rule (clause of the German regulations which decrees that to obtain a license to participate in a championship, the owner majority, the rest going to investors, in order to reduce their control).