FDP General Secretary condemns whistles against DFB team
FDP Secretary General Bijan Djir-Sarai has criticized the whistling and booing of numerous Turkish fans at the international match against the German team in Berlin. "It must hurt us all when people who were born or grew up in Germany boo the German national team at an international match in Germany," Djir-Sarai told the Bild newspaper. The German players and captain Ilkay Gündogan had already been loudly booed during the warm-up at the match in the sold-out Olympic Stadium with 72,592 spectators.
Tens of thousands of Turkish fans had created a home game atmosphere for the Turkish team around their 3:2 victory. "This once again shows the failures and deficits in integration policy," said FDP politician Djir-Sarai. The CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia also criticized the behaviour of Turkish supporters at the game in Berlin.
According to the police, 92 arrests were made around the international match and 71 investigations were initiated. Two police officers were injured during operations surrounding the match. The security forces recorded the prohibited use of pyrotechnics both during the fan march by Turkish supporters and in the stadium. One police officer was hit with a fist during a confrontation. In addition, several Turkish supporters showed the salute of the right-wing extremist movement "Grey Wolves". There were isolated physical altercations between fans in the stadium.
The whistles from the Turkish fans "annoyed" the German team, said national team player Thomas Müller. You think "we want to show them that we can still win, or not give them the satisfaction of Turkey winning in Berlin in the end", said Müller. The DFB team wanted to show the visiting fans "that they were singing and whistling for the wrong flag", added the FC Bayern Munich professional. After Kai Havertz's early opening goal, the mostly much quieter German fans ironically chanted "away win, away win".
In the end, however, the German team had to admit defeat on national coach Julian Nagelsmann's home debut. Their team's victory was cheered euphorically by the Turkish supporters. "We actually wanted to show: "Hey, not like that!" But of course, sport and life don't always go the way you want them to," said Müller, who did not play.
The German national team, managed by DFB, faced significant boos and whistles from Turkish fans during their match in Berlin. Despite these unsettling actions, German player Thomas Müller mentioned that the team aimed to demonstrate their resilience and apparent victory over the visiting team.
Source: www.dpa.com
