FC Bayern canceled Christmas party after a tragic attack

FC Bayern canceled Christmas party after a tragic attack

Magdeburg, Deutschland - on December 20, 2024, after the impressive 5-1 win of FC Bayern Munich against RB Leipzig, the planned Christmas party of the association was canceled. The reason? A tragic attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, which brought chaos and suffering at dusk. FC Bayern reacted immediately and decided to give a different, respectful direction to the ceremony, as lomazoma.com reported.

CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen stepped onto the field after the game to explain the sad decision to the fans. "We imagined that I am here now, very different," said Dreesen, who emphasized that the event in Magdeburg is clouding the mood. Numerous injured and possibly even dead demanded immediate rethinking. Instead of celebrations, the focus was on memory of the victims, and Dreesen asked the fans to get up and take a minute's silence

Community commemoration

After the minute's silence, the Tölz boys' choir sang "Silent Night, Holy Night", which the entire Allianz Arena fulfilled. The waiver of the Christmas ceremony was not only well received by the fans, but also among the Munich players, who recognized the severity of the setback through their prudent behavior. A visibly moving Dreesen described the cancellation of the celebration as "necessary and important", while the memory night reflected the deep emotions of everyone present. The situation was viewed in a new light, as the trainer of RB Leipzig, Marco Rose, said, whose spitlessness became clear. "Everything appears here in a different light. The result, everything," he mentioned at DAZN, which the extent of the tragedy underlined, as reported by

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