For life-saving intervention
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Before the presentation of The Best FIFA Football Awards on Tuesday evening in Qatar, Dr. Andreas Harlass-Neuking was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award. The team doctor of the second division relegated team SSV Jahn Regensburg resuscitated a fan in the home block in April before the away game at 1. FC Magdeburg (0:3) following information from players. He then also ensured that the Magdeburg trailer was stable enough to be taken to the hospital.
FIFA explained that the 63-year-old was being honored for his decisive and life-saving intervention. “Congratulations to Dr. Andreas Harlass-Neuking on winning the FIFA Fair Play Award 2025 for your presence of mind and quick action in saving the life of a 1. FC Magdeburg fan during a 2nd Bundesliga game,” wrote FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Instagram. “Their sportsmanship, selflessness and charity reflect the best aspects of our beautiful sport.”