Match-going fans are currently excluded from football due to #COVID19. Executives, however, are still at it.
Long thread about two alarming developments involving fans and the network of support offered to them which could significantly affect Germany's fan culture. (1/22)
Meet the Fanprojekt (FP), a form of social work developed around young football fans in Germany over the past 30 years.
The FP’s staff are completely independent and are not committed to a club, associations or police.
At the center of their work: Being there for fans. 2/22
No matter the issues fans face, from problems with police to social issues at home, they know they can rely on the FP to provide help.
One of the most important elements in the FP’s work: Helping fans to organize, find their voice. 3/22
Bayern Munich’s ultra scene, especially Schickeria, their biggest ultra group, have been acknowledged (including by the DFB itself) in the past for their engagement against discrimination, for human rights in Qatar and for Holocaust remembrance.
Thanks to Bayern Munich’s ultra scene, & Schickeria in particular, we know about Kurt Landauer, #FCBayern’s Jewish president, who was practically forgotten before they raised awareness to his legacy by looking into their club’s past.