Training camp: Austrian police are investigating the incident against Hertha players

Status: 07/16/2023 2:15 p.m

At the Hertha BSC training camp in Zell am See, Austria, the police are investigating an incident against a player from the club. The club confirmed this on Sunday morning. Police report a physical altercation.

An incident during the training camp from Hertha BSC in Zell am See employs the Austrian police. A Blue and White player was apparently involved in a fight. The club also confirmed the police investigation.

According to the police, “a 28-year-old German and a 22-year-old local got into an argument on a street in the town of Zell am See early on Sunday morning.” This was initially verbal, but then escalated into a physical argument, “during which the 28-year-old injured the 22-year-old to an unspecified degree on the body.” The 22-year-old Austrian was hospitalized because of the injuries. “In the course of the police investigation, the 28-year-old German was found out as a suspect and the facts were questioned,” the police said. The motive for the argument is still unclear and is the subject of ongoing investigations.

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Affected player returned to team hotel

Hertha made a brief statement about the events on Sunday morning: “We can confirm that the police are investigating one of our players, but we ask for your understanding that no further details can be given out of consideration for the ongoing investigation,” said football -Second division with.

When asked by rbb, the police emphasized that the person concerned had not been arrested.

The “Picture” (Paid content) had initially reported a physical altercation on Saturday evening in an inn, as a result of which a Hertha professional was taken into custody on Sunday. The police did not confirm this information. As the German Press Agency learned, the affected player is currently back in the team hotel.

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The Berliners had one first test match won 2-1 in Leogang against the newly promoted Belgian first division team RWD Molenbeek. Another test against the Belgian champions Royal Antwerpen in Saalfelden is scheduled for Sunday (1 p.m.). The training camp of the Berliners in Austria ends next Friday. The second division season begins for coach Pal Dardai’s team with the away game at Fortuna Düsseldorf on July 29 (8:30 p.m.).

Broadcast: rbb24 Inforadio, 07/16/23, 4:15 p.m

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