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Throat-out at BVB fuels HSV speculation
Updated March 22, 2026 – 3:03 p.mReading time: 7 minutes
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After Sebastian Kehl’s immediate departure as sports director at Borussia Dortmund, speculation about a change is increasing Hamburger SV Drive on. The 46-year-old has been considered a promising candidate for the position of sports director for the Bundesliga returnee and possible successor to Stefan Kuntz for weeks. According to reports, HSV A headhunter agency was involved in the search, and the current sports director Claus Costa is also among the candidates.
Kehl, who has worked in Dortmund since July 2022 and is leaving the club after more than 20 years, is said to have a desire to move up to a higher management level. He had already been confronted with HSV rumors in January, but at the time he emphasized his focus on the transfer phase at BVB. There had been criticism of Kehl’s personnel planning for a long time, but the separation at this point in time still comes as a surprise.
After the Bundesliga game between Borussia Dortmund and Hamburger SV (3:2) there was a violent confrontation in downtown Dortmund on Saturday evening. According to the police, supporters of both clubs engaged in a mass brawl that could only be ended with massive intervention by emergency services.
A total of 152 people were temporarily taken into custody, the police said. Information about possible injuries was initially not available. Criminal charges are to be filed for breach of the peace; further details are expected once the investigation has been completed.
After a strong first half, Hamburger SV suffered a bitter 2-3 defeat at Borussia Dortmund and lost important points in the relegation battle. After goals from Philip Otele and Albert Sambi Lokonga, Hamburg deservedly led 2-0 at the break before BVB came back in the second half. Particularly painful from HSV’s point of view: three penalties were whistled against the team, two of which were converted by Ramy Bensebaini. In the end, despite a good starting position, there was a defeat that hit coach Merlin Polzin’s team hard.
HSV midfielder Miro Muheim, who caused the decisive hand penalty, was correspondingly self-critical. “In the end it was a game with too many small mistakes from us. If you get three penalties against you, then you just can’t win a game like that,” he said. Regarding his own action, he explained: “I can’t pull my hands up like that. A stupid mistake on my part won’t happen again.” Despite the disappointment, coach Polzin swore his team would play the remaining games in the relegation battle immediately after the final whistle.
