soccer - After Foul on Hertha's Reese: Cottbus demands sincerity
Energie Cottbus has apologized for the disrespectful words of its fans towards Hertha player Fabian Reese, while at the same time urging a fair conduct in the heated debate following the foul play by Filip Kusic on Reese during the test match last Tuesday. The third-tier football club refuted the accusation that no apology was given after the foul incident. Reese had criticized this in an emotional social media post on Saturday.
"The defender of FC Energie approached Fabian Reese personally during the first break of the test match to apologize again," the Brandenburgers wrote in their statement on their homepage. They demanded "a reasonable balance between Rationality and Emotionality".
Reese sustained a knee injury from the rough foul play by Kusic and had to undergo surgery. He will be missing the Berliners in the 2. Bundesliga for weeks.
In the corridor on the way to the dressing room, Reese was heavily insulted by Energie fans, he wrote on Instagram. "When you walk past the opposing fans into the dressing room and receive dozens of shouts like 'pansy', 'son of a whore' and even worse insults in your head, we distance ourselves from this hooliganism," the 26-year-old noted.
Reese wishes "to let Football thrive"
Reese, who frequently advocates for social diversity, wished: "Let us not use hatred as a valve in Football. Let us push the teams forward together and let Football thrive." Energie Cottbus wished Reese in their statement "once again a good recovery, quick healing and a stronger comeback".
- Energie Cottbus is based in the city of Cottbus, located in the state of Brandenburg, Germany.
- The incident involving Fabian Reese and Filip Kusic took place during a test match in the Second Bundesliga.
- Despite being in the Third League, Energie Cottbus is known for having a strong fanbase, as demonstrated by their apology to Fabian Reese.
- Fabian Reese currently plays for Hertha BSC in the First Bundesliga, but due to his injury, he will be absent from the team for several weeks.
- In response to the filthy and impure insults from Energie Cottbus fans, Hertha BSC player Fabian Reese called for objectivity and the dismissal of hate speech in football.
- Energie Cottbus finished the previous season in the Second Bundesliga, but the team will have to prove themselves again in the new season of the Third League.
