German fan spokesman Thomas Kessen won't guarantee an end of protests after the German Football League (DFL) abandoned plans to bring in a strategic partner but he doesn't expect any further match interruptions. Kessen also said that the DFL decision offers a huge opportunity to showcase the uniqueness of German football in "a vision for the future" instead of having a "rat race" with other leagues for more money. The DFL said on Wednesday it was abandoning the investor issue after weeks-long pr
Freiburg reached the last 16 of the Europa League after coming back from a 2-0 deficit to claim a 3-2 win against Lens in extra-time in the second leg of the Europa League knock-out round play-off on Wednesday. Michael Gregoritsch scored the winner in the 99th minute, but only after Roland Sallai completed a dramatic brace to settle the 2-2 draw in the final minutes of regular time. David Pereira da Costa put Lens ahead in the 28th before Elye Wahi increased their lead shortly before the break.
Almost half of the German football fans oppose a strategic partner for the German Football League (DFL) and more than 50% consider the ongoing protests against such an investor appropriate, according to a survey published on Wednesday. Sports marketing agency One8y asked 1,006 football interested Germans February 18 and 19 about the controversial issue which has dominated headlines lately. In the survey, 46% said they oppose an investor, 33% were in favour of an external partner, and the others
Freiburg need "a special day" on Thursday to overcome French side Lens and reach the Europa League last 16, coach Christian Streich has said. The first leg play-off match in Lens ended 0-0 last week, and Streich said on Wednesday that an all-out effort will be needed in the return leg at home. "There is a chance for us. We have to reach the maximum of our capabilities and the capacity for suffering," Streich said, because only then you can "beat such teams on a special day." Freiburg have not wo
Fresh fan protests against a German Football League (DFL) plan to recruit an external investor hit matches on Sunday as cracks in a previous agreement on the deal began to widen. What appeared to be chocolate coins rained down onto the pitch early in Frieburg's Bundesliga clash with Eintracht Frankfurt, while two second-tier games almost had to be abandoned. The match between Nuremberg and Kaiserslautern was disrupted numerous times. Home fans ran onto the perimeter of the pitch behind the goal