Uwe Seeler is successful with his complaint. After the intervention of the HSV icon, who lives in Schleswig-Holstein, the condition is collected that only football fans with primary residence in Hamburg are allowed to attend the first home game against Dresden.
HSV idol Uwe Seeler was successful with his appeal and prevented an impending stadium ban in the first second division home game of his Hamburger SV in the new football season. As the responsible district office Hamburg-Altona announced on Monday afternoon, the Corona requirement announced last Friday, according to which only spectators with primary residence in Hamburg come to the Volksparkstadion for the second division match against Dynamo Dresden on August 1, will be canceled. “We discussed the situation again in detail with the responsible authorities and came to this conclusion,” confirmed Mike Schlink, the press spokesman for the Altona district office.
Home fans are allowed to come – guest fans are not
17,100 fans had been approved by the authorities for the game against Dresden. Now the rule is: Home fans are allowed to come, guest fans are still not allowed. This clears the way for HSV icon Seeler, who lives in Schleswig-Holstein on the outskirts of the Hanseatic city. “This is total nonsense and nonsense. I would very much like to go to the stadium. I have been vaccinated and will keep my distance. This is a very strange decision,” the 84-year-old told the “Bild” newspaper. “I live only a few kilometers from the stadium. I think that some fans in the Hamburg area have another journey. The authorities should reconsider this decision,” said Seeler, who is based in Norderstedt.
And was heard. The HSV had also thought about an objection to these requirements, but now no longer needs to take action. “We cannot and do not want to accept that. Our city limits are less than four kilometers from the Volksparkstadion and a large number of our supporters also come from neighboring federal states,” said HSV board member Frank Wettstein. “Due to the already necessary contact tracking with personalized tickets and many other protective measures, we also see no additional benefit in terms of fighting pandemics.”
Decision in favor of the fans
The Hamburg interior authority had made it clear before the U-turn that the Corona requirement had been raised by the responsible health department. “In the end we only give the approval,” it said. The authority, led by Interior and Sports Senator Andy Grote (SPD), was in close contact with the responsible authorities until the end to clarify whether there was still room for maneuver. Now the decision was made in favor of the fans. The responsible authorities and the clubs had already agreed the week before that HSV and city rivals FC St. Pauli could play their home games with a stadium load of 30 percent at the start of the season.
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