VIDEO: Riots in Germany! West Ham fans sing war chants in bars, Frankfurt ultras attack a group

Both Eintracht Frankfurt and West Ham have a big dream. They can reach the Europa League final. Both clubs boast great fans who can create a great atmosphere in their stadiums. However, riots broke out in Hessen before Thursday’s game.

Having boisterous fans who can create a great atmosphere is unfortunately not always to the advantage. Specifically, it is meant when some individuals don’t let all their energy go to the stadium, but express themselves negatively outside of it.

Unfortunately, there are plenty of such cases, and this is no different in the Hessian capital, where Eintracht Frankfurt and England’s West Ham are set to face off in the Europa League semi-finals.

Already on Wednesday evening, there were reports in the English and German media that members of Frankfurt ultras attacked West Ham supporters in a bar. A video was even leaked on social networks.

Several Frankfurt fans were detained by the police and one West Ham supporter ended up in hospital.

The fact is, however, that even the English are not behaving in an exemplary manner. In one of Frankfurt’s bars, they sang a chant that refers to the Second World War, in which a German bomber is shot down by a Royal Air Force plane.

This chant has already been banned in 2021 not only by UEFA but also by the English Football Association. The chant was branded discriminatory and disrespectful.

However, many English fans also disagree with the singing of the ‘hit’ and have made their views clear on social media. “It’s a disgrace that we resort to something like this. I thought our away games were of a better standard,” reads one of the comments below the video.

Some point out that it’s already 2022 and so this chant is definitely no longer relevant. Especially given how exemplarily Germany is working to atone for a shameful past.

Source: BBC, Twitter, Bild