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Drunk driving: HSV professional has to pay a “record fine”.
Updated February 3, 2026 – 3:38 p.mReading time: 7 minutes
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Jean-Luc Dompé has to pay a six-figure fine after driving drunk. He shared that Hamburger SV with after there had been another conversation with the 30-year-old. The newcomer spoke of a “HSV record fine”. In addition, Dompé remains suspended and will be missing again on Saturday against 1. FC Heidenheim.
Dompé was caught driving drunk during a police traffic stop and was taken to a police station. According to several media reports, the blood alcohol level was said to have been 1.4. When he left the station, he was observed by police officers as he continued to ride an e-scooter. That led to a second trial. The offensive professional was then suspended by the club and therefore missed the surprising 2-2 draw against FC Bayern.
The one since 2022 HSV The offensive player belonging to him 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.
