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Cologne fans stand outside the stadium. Until recently, FC had hoped for a special permit for spectators in the stadium. Photo: Thilo Schmuelgen / Reuters Images Europe / Pool / dpa (Image: dpa)
(Photo: Thilo Schmuelgen / Reuters Images Europe / Pool / dpa)
Cologne – Bundesliga soccer team 1. FC Köln have to do without fans in the relegation first leg on Wednesday against Holstein Kiel (6.30 p.m. / DAZN).
“There was a very good exchange with the city of Cologne and our health department. In this context I would like to express my thanks for the support of Mayor Henriette Reker and City Director Andrea Blome. Since the incidence was not permanently below 100, the federal emergency brake still applies. We accept that, ”said FC managing director Alexander Wehrle to the“ Express ”and the“ Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger ”.
Previously, an advance by the Cologne CDU party and parliamentary group leader Bernd Petelkau had given FC hope for spectators. Because the value was just over 100 on individual days, an exemption was considered. “The incidence figures in Cologne are falling, even if there was a slip over 100. It would be unfair if an opponent could be supported by spectators, but the FC not, “said Petelkau, who is also a member of the state parliament, of the” image “. The city benefits when the club remains first class.
The CDU politician said that with spectators in the stadium you have “the fans better under control and can thus better prevent riots like on Saturday.” There had been riots in front of the stadium around the last Bundesliga game against Schalke.
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