“Change the rules”: UEFA boss Ceferin does not want to accept fan exclusion like against Frankfurt

Involved in Eintracht lawsuit

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has announced that the European Football Union will not accept fan bans like Eintracht Frankfurt’s Champions League away game in Naples. “We have to say that if something like this happens, they won’t play there. Very simple: We will change the rules,” Ceferin told ZDF.

For the round of 16 second leg between the Bundesliga club and the Serie A leaders on Wednesday in Naples, the Ministry of the Interior in Rome initially banned the sale of tickets to all fans from Germany. After an urgent application by Eintracht was successful in court and the ban was declared invalid, the Prefecture of Naples on Sunday issued a ticket ban exclusively for people from the city of Frankfurt. A Frankfurt complaint against it was dismissed. Eintracht had previously announced that they would waive their away contingent of tickets.

“It’s not okay for the Italian authorities to decide that German fans are not allowed. This situation is intolerable. We urgently need to do something about it because the authorities’ decision is absolutely wrong,” added Ceferin, emphasizing that UEFA was involved in the Frankfurt lawsuit.

Until the title win: Frankfurt fan choreos in the Europa League

04.10.2018: 4-1 against Lazio Roma

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With the choreo against Lazio, Frankfurt fans remembered their first international title: Eintracht won the UEFA Cup in 1980.

25.10.2018: 2-0 against Limassol

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In the next home game, the SBU received Apollon Limassol from Cyprus. Conclusion: Third win in the third game after Marseille had already been defeated away in a ghost game at the beginning.

29.11.2018: 4-0 against Ol. Marseille

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The fans welcome their team with pyro and confetti. Spurred on, Marseille is shot out of the stadium 4-0.

21.02.2019: 4-1 against Shakhtar Donetsk

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It should have been a breathtaking choreo again… But due to arguments with the local police, the choreo was called off by the Eintracht fans at short notice.

07.03.2019: 0-0 against Inter Milan

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“Glory times, sad days – we stand by unity without question.” While Eintracht couldn’t get more than 0-0 in the first leg against Inter…

07.03.2019: 0-0 against Inter Milan

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… Frankfurt won the second leg in Milan and deservedly made it into the quarter-finals.

04/18/2019: 2-0 against Benfica Lisbon

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“Unity from the Main in the heart of Europe.” In fact, the team has now won the hearts of fans from all over the world.

04/18/2019: 2-0 against Benfica Lisbon

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Not to mention the fans… It’s unbelievable what choreographies the SGE supporters unpacked at every home game.

05/02/2019: 1-1 against Chelsea

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“Give everything for the final …”, that’s what not only the fans, but also visibly the SBU pros took on against Chelsea.

05/02/2019: 1-1 against Chelsea

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In the first leg of the semifinals, both teams drew 1-1. At Stamford Bridge, the eventual title winners from London only won on penalties.

01.08.2019: 2-1 v Flora Tallinn

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In the 2019/20 season things didn’t quite go that far in terms of sport. But the fans immediately caused a stir – starting in the qualifying round against Tallinn…

08/15/2019: 1-0 against Vaduz

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… and against Vaduz …

19.09.2019: 0: 3 against Arsenal

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…then against Arsenal in the group stage…

24/10/2019: 2-1 against Standard Liège

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… and against the Belgian guest from Liege. Then Corona put an end to the hustle and bustle in the Frankfurt stadium for the time being.

04/07/2022: 1-1 against FC Barcelona

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In the 2021/22 quarter-final first leg, all seats in Deutsche Bank Park are occupied for the first time since the pandemic began. The Eintracht fans dedicate the choreo to the late club legend Jürgen Grabowski. In the second leg at the Camp Nou, which was won 3-2, 30,000 came from Frankfurt and thus plunged the Catalans into a short club crisis.

05/05/2022: 1-0 v West Ham

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After the 2-1 away win in London, Eintracht won’t be denied a place in the final, even in front of their home crowd. The choreo is all about the north-west curve on which the fans are standing.

18.05.2022: 6: 5 nE against Glasgow Rangers

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“Holy Diva from the Main – Pray for us” was what the fans said before the game with this goose bumps choreography. The requests were heard: Eintracht is the European Cup winner for the first time since 1980.

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