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Hamburg fans attach bike locks to goal as Germany fan protests move up a gear

09-Feb-2024 22:13:35 | The Guardian

• Hamburg and Dortmund games delayed by protests on Friday
• Anger over plan to sell Bundesliga stake to private investors

Protests against potential outside investment in German football escalated on Friday with incidents halting games in Dortmund and Hamburg.

Borussia Dortmund’s 3-0 home win over Freiburg was stopped for a period in each half after home fans threw tennis balls and foil-wrapped chocolate coins on to the pitch at Signal Iduna Park.