Play on a neutral soil as an option
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The International Fan Association Football Supporters Europe has sharply criticized the exclusion of Frankfurt fans for the Eintracht Champions League game in Naples and demanded consequences.
“If the authorities, like now in Marseille (against Ajax) or Naples (against Eintracht), impose an away ban on away, they basically say nothing more than: ‘We are unable to organize the game safely.’ The opening of the guest block is one of the regulatory requirements, just like the size of the field or the number of press places, ”said Martin Endemann from FSE of the“ dpa ”.
Endemann added: “Clubs and authorities cannot choose which rules they can apply and which they can ignore. that are available to the UEFA. “
For the game at SSC Naples on November 4, fans living in Frankfurt will not receive any tickets. Eintracht already expressed its lack of understanding and announced: “Successful chances, the meaning and purpose of any legal remedies against the decree are carefully checked.” The responsible Italian authorities justify the measure with security concerns.
UEFA no longer wanted to accept fan exclusions
In 2023 there were serious riots in the duel of the two clubs. At that time, no guest tickets were sold to Eintracht fans at the round of 16 in Naples. There was still riots.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin announced that the European Football Union would not accept a fan exclusion in the future. “We have to say that if something like this happens is not played there. Quite simply: We will change the rules,” said Ceferin at the time on “ZDF”.