The clashes between Bundesliga soccer club Werder Bremen and his former national goalkeeper Tim Wiese are apparently going into the next round.
According to information from the “Bild” newspaper, the 41-year-old has filed a lawsuit with the Bremen Regional Court against a ban on entering the Weser Stadium issued in April.
Werder had imposed the sanction against Wiese, which was apparently linked to a ban from Bremen’s traditional team, after the ex-professional was said to have said “in a way that violated human dignity” about an employee in a stadium box during a home game last March.
“The whole accusation is constructed,” quoted the “Bild” the six-time national player: “There was no insult, and there are enough witnesses for that.” The club did not comment on the new development on Thursday evening.
From Wiese’s point of view, the stadium ban without “significant justification” does not stand up to legal scrutiny. “Werder grossly disregarded almost all legal requirements,” said his lawyer Heiko Klatt.
The lawsuit filed complains that “no proper hearing took place” before the association’s decision. In addition, Wiese is said to have been given no opportunity to refute the allegations in the absence of a concrete description of his alleged misconduct.
194 Bundesliga appearances for Werder Bremen
Finally, witnesses to exonerate the former public favorite were “deliberately left out”.
In the recent past, Wiese had attracted attention several times through public contacts in the right-wing scene. The club temporarily lifted a suspension from the traditional team last year after talking to the eccentric ex-keeper.
The goalkeeper made 194 Bundesliga appearances in his professional career for the North Germans between 2005 and 2012. In 2009, Wiese won the German Cup with the Green-Whites.