The offensive player, who has been with HSV since 2022, apologized publicly for the first time in the Bundesliga club’s statement. “I am aware that a simple apology is not enough. I have absolutely not lived up to my role model role,” the offensive player was quoted as saying. He made serious mistakes and he will bear the full consequences for them. “I’m incredibly sorry. Also that I let the team down during this phase, these important weeks,” Dompé continued. He declared that he wanted to be socially active.
HSV has to pay a fine of 503,400 euros: This was decided by the sports court of the German Football Bundesliga (DFB). The DFB announced that the sum consists of several fines for eight cases of unsportsmanlike behavior by HSV fans.
The club could “use up to 167,500 euros for its own security or violence prevention measures, which would have to be proven to the DFB by September 30, 2026.”
The most serious incidents were in the northern duel against SV Werder Bremen on December 7th: According to the DFB, at least 78 Bengal fires, 51 indicators and five smoke pots were ignited during and after the game. Just before the start of the second half, four batteries of at least 80 smoke rockets were fired.
For the first time since his drunk driving and subsequent suspension, French offensive player Jean-Luc Dompé from Hamburger SV has spoken out via Instagram. In his story on Monday he published the motivational saying “Accepte ce qui est. Lâche ce qui était. Aie confiance en ce qui sera” – in German: “Accept what is. Let go of what was. Trust in what will be.” What exactly he meant by that remained unclear.
