Union Berlin officials attacked before game in Rotterdam

By: The Associated Press Posted: 5:20 AM CDT Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021 Last Modified: 5:20 AM CDT Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021

Advertise with us

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The president of German soccer club Union Berlin was among a group of team officials that was attacked in the Netherlands before a Europa Conference League game at Feyenoord, with one person needing hospital treatment.

Read this article for free:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

To continue reading, please subscribe:

*First annual payment billed as $205.00 + GST for one year. This annual subscription will automatically renew at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks (10% off the regular annual price of $259.35). Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.

Read unlimited articles for free today:

or

Already have an account? Log in here »

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 21/10/2021 (1758 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

Rotterdam police said Thursday that a 25-year-old local man was arrested after a group of people threw chairs and other objects.

The Union Berlin officials, including president Dirk Zingler and a board member, were attacked at a bar in Rotterdam on Wednesday, Germany’s dpa news agency reported.

“Luckily there were no serious injuries. You don’t count on something like this happening. After all, the group was around one-third women and older people were there, too,” Union club spokesman Christian Arbeit told dpa.

Arbeit said the injured person had left the hospital.

Feyenoord condemned the attack and apologized to Union.

___

More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports