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As of: 09/15/2020 8:25 pm
HSV pro Toni Leistner awaits suspension from the DFB.
The sensational discussion between HSV pro Toni Leistner and a third-division Dynamo Dresden fan after the Hamburger SV Cup in Saxony is apparently settled. After newcomer to HSV Leistner publicly showed remorse for his behavior on Monday night and apologized, he and the Dresden supporter personally cleared up the dispute 24 hours later. “We spoke on the phone and resolved the matter between us,” Leistner said, according to a Twitter message from his club in the evening: “Like me, he saw his mistake. I accept his apology, the matter is over between us.”
DFB has initiated investigations
This step could have a positive impact on the sentence facing the 30-year-old from the German Football Association (DFB). The control committee has launched an investigation against Leistner. The DFB confirmed this on Tuesday morning. The player is asked to comment. HSV took a position on its home page in the afternoon. “We made it very clear to him that we will not tolerate the incident, that we would have to seek and find an internal way to deal with it. But we also assured him that he would not be dropped or ridiculed for his actions.” is provided, “said HSV athletic director Jonas Boldt.
Fan pressed against the ground
Following Hamburger SV’s 4-1 Cup loss at the Dynamo, Leistner jumped into the stands, where a Dresden fan obviously insulted him loudly and with gestures. He grabbed the fan, pushed it to the ground, in front of passersby, and finally the stewards pushed Leistner back, who then jumped into the stadium.
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Leistner: “My fuses have blown”
“I was insulted after the game from the stands in my hometown. It was extremely and massively below the belt against my family, my wife and my daughter. At that point, the fuses blew,” Leistner wrote on Instagram and apologized. At the same time: “Something like this should never happen to me. I am a family man who wants to serve as a role model. I apologize in all ways for my behavior.”
Boldt: “Take action against such drastic insults”
HSV Sporting Director Jonas Boldt: Don’t let Leistner fall.
According to Boldt, Leistner reached out to HSV officials and the team after his post on social media and apologized in all ways for his behavior. “The level of comments Toni had to hear from the block is atrocious and unfortunately he is no longer an exception,” criticized the 38-year-old coach. “We have to act against such drastic insults, be they offensive, homophobic or racist, in football and also in society. I am very happy that the majority of the Dresden fans and the club itself have made a sensible and objective assessment of the general situation. Please communicate this as well. “
Dynamo fan contradicts Leistner
The fan attacked by Leistner, however, contradicted – in the afternoon – the professional’s representation. “He justifies his surprise by saying that he should have insulted his family. That was definitely not the case,” said Dynamo supporter “Tag24”. Shortly before the former Dresdner Leistner appeared in the television interview after 1: 4 in the first round of the DFB Cup, he called in his direction. The insults connected with the defeat of Hamburg. “It was not a word about the family,” said the unnamed man. They were the “habitual phrases that the fans pronounce after a party like this”.
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