Nothing comes of the planned coaching internship: Jérôme Boateng’s commitment to FC Bayern does not come to fruition. The background is the fan protests against the ex-professional footballer because of his conviction in July 2024.
Former national soccer player Jérôme Boateng will not be taking up coaching internships at FC Bayern after all. The club confirmed corresponding BR information in the evening. “In a constructive exchange that FC Bayern and Jérôme Boateng had this week, it was decided that Jérôme Boateng will not attend FC Bayern,” said a statement released by the club.
There had previously been several fan protests against the involvement of the former Bayern professional, who was convicted of assault in 2024.
Former Bayern player strives Coaching career to
The 2014 world champion Boateng had recently ended his active career and wants to work as a trainer in the future. Bayern coach Vincent Kompany recently promised him that he could come to Säbener Straße as an intern or training guest. A ten-day internship for Boateng with the German record champions was planned. “We would approve of that,” explained sports director Eberl recently.
The CEO of FC Bayern, Jan-Christian Dreesen, recently spoke of a “complicated case”. But: “I think that everyone is entitled to rehabilitation. Incidentally, you should look at the verdict in its entirety,” said Dreesen a few days ago.
Fans’ resistance to internships
But now the pressure from the fans may have become too great for the Bayern bosses: Munich fans recently protested against Boateng’s planned commitment with clear posters. Before the start of the Champions League duel against Club Brugge on Wednesday evening the fans unveiled a banner with the inscription “Against abuse of power and physical and psychological violence in relationships”. The club’s supporters had already made their displeasure known during the 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Boateng refers to discussions about himself
FC Bayern now stated that Boateng feels “very connected” to the club. He doesn’t want FC Bayern to be harmed “due to the current controversial discussion about him,” is the official reason given by the Munich team after the Victory at Borussia Mönchengladbach (3:0) spread in the evening.
Shortly beforehand, Boateng himself had announced via Instagram that the coaching internship, which had already been fixed, was coming to an end. In a message to FC Bayern and coach Kompany, the 37-year-old wrote that “after the recent discussions about myself” he had decided to concentrate on his previous issues. “That’s my focus right now and your full focus should be solely on the pitch – and the goal of continuing this impressive series of 13 wins in a row.”
conviction for Assault
With their protest, the Bayern fans were referring to the fact that Boateng would be released from court in 2024 by the Munich I Regional Court had been found guilty of intentionally causing bodily harm to an ex-girlfriend and given a warning. Boateng denies ever hitting a woman.
By law he is not considered to have a criminal record. When handing down the verdict, the presiding judge announced that nothing remained of the accusation of the notorious wife beater. For the proven charges, she imposed a fine of 200,000 euros, a warning with a penalty clause.
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Source: BR24Sport on the radio October 25, 2025 – 5:05 p.m
