33 minutes of interruption, final whistle at 6:10 p.m., goal for half-time lead in the 67th minute: Union Berlin’s game against Wolfsburg is closer to being canceled than any league game before due to fan protests – and is causing something strange.
It was just a matter of time. When, after a quarter of an hour, Union midfielder András Schäfer and Wolfsburg’s Lovro Majer crashed their heads into each other and ended up lying on the ground, the fans saw their chance. “Shit DFL” they chant from both fan blocks, for almost two minutes without interruption. The potential entry of an investor into German football, as the German Football League (DFL) wants, is currently enraging fans across the country.