2nd league: 1. FC Heidenheim collects Shitstorm after Ukraine statement
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1. FC Heidenheim triggered a shitstorm on social media with its statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Second division club 1. FC Heidenheim triggered a shitstorm on social media with its statement on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The fact that the club did not want to take a position and did not mention Ukraine and the numerous victims with a syllable was not well received at all.
“The 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 e.V. is politically and ideologically neutral. In its actions it is committed to the values and norms of the Basic Law. For the club, the free-democratic basic order and the rejection of any form of violence are of central importance.” , wrote the club from the Swabian Alb Twitter and thus quoted paragraph 3 of the association’s statutes.
This statement applies “to us as the FCH family in principle and especially these days”.
Among other things skyCommentator Florian Schmidt-Sommerfeldt could not do much with this statement: “If that is seriously supposed to be the best statement in this situation – everything that is there about “values and norms” in your statutes cannot go far in an emergency be here.” sports1Chief reporter Patrick Berger replied: “Just leave it.”
1. FC Heidenheim: sponsors reason for cautious statement?
Numerous users expressed the accusation that the Heidenheim-based company had decided against a clearer statement due to the relationships between their sponsors Voith and Hartmann and Russia. Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA is even the principal club sponsor and holds the naming rights to the arena until 2034.
For comparison: Borussia Dortmund commented on the events in Ukraine on Thursday as follows: “We are shocked and saddened that war has broken out on European soil. BVB condemns this blatant violation of international law in the strongest terms! Our thoughts are among the people of Ukraine.”