BVB escapes honorary membership of Schröder

Ex-Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is considered a great friend of football - but also of Russian President and War Driver Vladimir Putin. Now the withdrawal of the respective honorary membership is threatened by the DFB. The BVB already made nails with heads.

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Gerhard Schröder had the reputation as an active to be a fighter on the football field. "Acker" Schröder called her to the later Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, when he went as a shot-grower center-tower at the amateur club Tus Talle in the district of Lippe-Detmold on goals hunt.

On December 9, 2005, the today 77-year-old was appointed honorary member at the Extraordinary Bundestag of the German Football Federation (DFB) in Leipzig.

"Gerhard Schröder comes from the base. He has not forgotten this origin and never denied. He remains our friend, whether with or without office, that's not crucial. We are proud of you, Mr. Federal Chancellor," said the managing DFB President Theo Twenties in his laudation about the "Chancellor Ad"

Meanwhile, this is the pride of the largest sports federation of the world (7.06 million members) in terms of Schröder such a thing. This is considered a great friend of the Russian President and War Driver Vladimir Putin and has not commented on the attack of Russia on Ukraine so far.

Hannover 96 checks a club exclusion

And worse, Schröder continues to be supervisory board at the State Russian Energy Group Rosneft. Now the DFB has set the Alt-Chancellor an ultimatum for a waiver of the item, otherwise Schröder should give up his honorary membership in the DFB. On Wednesday, DFB Cup winner Borussia Dortmund already reported execution and deprived honorary membership in the club in the former head of government. Second division Hannover 96 announced on Wednesday to examine a club exclusion.

"Honorary members of the DFB must comply with the basic values ​​enshrined in the statutes of the DFB," said it in the Joint Declaration of the DFB Interim President Rainer Koch and Hans-Joachim Watzke on Monday.

These include "in particular respect for all the internationally recognized human rights and the obligation to counter all human attendance and behaviors. (...) We also expect such attitude from Gerhard Schröder," says DFB.

Expecting DFB and BVB by Gerhard Schröder

The association expects the SPD politician that before the DFB Bundestag on March 11 in Bonn either his offices in the energy company Rosneft or the gas pipeline operator North Stream lays down or waived the honorary membership.

According to the chef and Watzke was far more necessary than just a general conviction of martial actions: "From the point of view of the DFB, not only the attitude of sporting competitions with Russian teams, but the solidarity with Ukraine and the complete release of commitments in Russian institutions, in particular state corporations. "

The same sees the BVB. Schröder had been met as a brave, controversible democrat during his political work, which defend his liberal world view against resistors, so the Borussia. This Gerhard Schröder would like to remember and hope that this Gerhard Schröder has not only a past, but also a future.

In addition, in a situation where innocent people would die through bombs every day, "mandatory not only a verbal commitment to each warrior action (this has given Gerhard Schröder), but also the clear will and conviction, on leadership positions in Russian State corporations have to renounce. We do not hope that Gerhard Schröder gets to this view, and would like to give him the opportunity ".

Is Schröder ready to stop?

On Wednesday, the withdrawal of honorary membership was already perfect. "Contributed by a corresponding and unanimous Bureau decision taught Conventional President. Reinhard Rauball the Federal Chancellor A.D. In the morning in a personal conversation," said the BVB with.

The memories of Schröder's legendary speech at the DFB Bundestag on the occasion of the 100-year association existence in 2000 in Leipzig, when Schröder put his editor's script to the side and freely held an impressive lecture on his love of football.

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This seems to be strongly cooled. More than two decades later, the Alt Chancellor has not yet recognized that he is ready to stop in the Causa Russia / Putin - with all consequences.