Coach Steffen Baumgart from Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin was documented by a game and a fine of 15,000 euros because of his behavior in the final phase of the game at Eintracht Frankfurt (4: 3).
With the judgment, the sports court of the German Football Association (DFB) corresponded to the application of the control committee.
The 53-year-old Baumgart will have to take a seat on the stands in the coming game against his ex-club Hamburger SV.
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Baumgart had at 4: 3 success His team in Frankfurt kicked a paper ball onto the square in the hectic final phase and the red card was shown by referee Sven Jablonski. In addition, TV images showed that the trainer showed the middle finger on the edge of the field.
Baumgart himself did not want to be understood as a derogatory gesture against the referee or another person. “I looked into nothing, that was in no direction, so everything was fine. That was an emotion that I had due to the video evidence and the previous situation,” said Baumgart after the final whistle.
The sports court of the DFB now also came to this view. “After a converted penalty of the Frankfurt team in the 87th minute of the game, Baumgart briefly showed the outstretched middle finger of the right hand towards the field, whereby the DFB sports court assumed that coach Baumgart did not want to insult with this unsportsmanlike gesture,” said the mildly unusual judgment.
Sending: RBB24 Inforadio, September 23, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
