Football under shock: grief after a stop at Magdeburg Christmas market

Football under shock: grief after a stop at Magdeburg Christmas market

After the tragic attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market, Germany is in deep grief. A 50-year-old raced with a car over the busy market, whereby five people were killed and hundreds were injured, such as t-online.de reported. The incident occurred on Friday evening and not only shocked the local population, but the entire football world. After the game between Bavaria and RB Leipzig, the thoughts of everyone were in the victims. Bayern star Harry Kane said: "My thoughts and prayers go to everyone who was involved in this terrible incident." For him and many other players it is clear that there are sometimes more important things than football.

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The shattering events led Munich to cancel their Christmas party planned for the game after the game. Bavaria's board member Jan-Christian Dreesen confirmed that during the game you learned about the attack: "Everyone is too much and that's why we decided during the game that we will do without the Christmas ceremony." It is difficult for the players and trainers to concentrate on the sporting performance, as Wolfsburg captain Maximilian Arnold found after 1: 3 against Borussia Dortmund. He appealed to appreciate humanity and cohesion more. He emphasized: "It would be difficult to concentrate on football because there are simply essentials."

However, the sympathy went beyond Bayern. Numerous football clubs expressed their sympathy, including Hannover 96 and the Hamburger SV, who both expressed their dismay on the shocking news on social media. The 1. FC Magdeburg was particularly affected, whose furious performance in the game against Düsseldorf took a back seat. The team's emotional state became clear on the website of the association: "When football becomes a minor matter - the FCM is shocked and in thought among those affected around the terrible events at the Magdeburg Christmas market." The loss is noticeable everywhere in the Bundesliga, while the thoughts of the actors are entirely with the victims.