Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 10:40 am• Yanick Vos • Last update: 10:47

The police in Berlin arrested 58 Feyenoord hooligans on Wednesday evening and 13 from FC Union Berlin and FC Energie Cottbus, a police spokesperson said to the newspaper. General Newspaper. The supporters of the three clubs were out for a fight. The police intercepted the 70 men and a woman with combat material.

“They were intercepted in Kreuzberg (a Berlin entertainment district) and in Treptower Park with weighted gloves, fighting bits and balaclavas intended for a violent encounter. In addition, they set off fireworks,” the spokesperson said to the newspaper. All 71 detainees are still in custody on Thursday morning. According to the spokesperson, there is a good chance that they will not see the Conference League match Union Berlin – Feyenoord. “They will appear before an investigating judge later today. It is being investigated whether they can be detained until the end of the day.”

The Berlin police deployed 1,900 people on Thursday to steer the competition in the right direction. Union Berlin has also deployed 800 security guards, know The Telegraph. On behalf of Feyenoord, at least 5200 Dutch supporters are present who have bought a ticket for the match through the regular channels. It is expected that several thousand Dutch people will travel to Berlin without a ticket. The police are doing everything they can to keep the supporter groups separate from each other.

On Wednesday, two Feyenoord supporters were arrested by the police in Berlin. They are suspected of having defaced part of the Berlin Wall. The so-called East Side Gallery, a part of the wall that was painted by artists, has been sprayed over with graffiti and provided with the word ‘Feyenoord’. Two masked Dutch men aged 21 and 25 were arrested near the wall. They had paint residue on their hands and were in possession of several spray cans.


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