Grief in football: silence and funeral flora after attack in Magdeburg

Grief in football: silence and funeral flora after attack in Magdeburg

On Sunday, December 22nd, the Bundesliga game between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg is overshadowed by a serious grief due to the shocking events in Magdeburg. After the tragic attack on the Christmas market in the city, the thoughts of the football world are no longer just in sports, but especially with the victims and their relatives. In a joint action, the DFL recommends wearing a mourning floral and compliance with a minute's silence before the start of the game. This decision was made the day after the attack and shows the solidarity of football in such difficult times, as reported the western

Already during the game on Friday between Fortuna Düsseldorf and the 1st FC Magdeburg, the fans of both sides were asked for mourning. The performance of Magdeburg, which ended with a 5-2 win, also fades in view of the circumstances. Another prominent club, FC Bayern Munich, was also affected and broke off his Christmas show after a convincing 5-1 win against RB Leipzig. Trainer Vincent Kompany took this opportunity to find moving words in the stadium, as can be seen from a report by