BVB deprives Gerhard Schröder the honorary membership

Borussia Dortmund draws consequences of Gerhard Schröders's hesitant attitude in dealing with the clausing war of the Russian ruler Vladimir Putin against Ukraine. The BVB escapes the Old Chancellor de honoring membership.

• Hannover 96 plans measures against Schröder
• 96-BOSS child makes Schröder grant
• Hannover 96: Gerhard Schröder can continue to visit games

Borussia Dortmund deprives Gerhard Schröder 'with immediate effect' the honorary membership. "About a corresponding and unanimous Bureau Decision Teached Regional President. Reinhard Rauball the Federal Chancellor A.D. at this morning in a personal conversation," said the BVB.

The reason: "The acquisition of leadership positions in Russian state corporations by a BVB honorary member is not acceptable against the background of the Russian crime war on Ukraine and the associated serious violation of applicable international law."

Hannover 96 plans measures against Schröder

Hannover 96 also introduces measures against Schröder. The Executive Board of the Hanover Russians Association of 1896 informed the Old Chancellor on Wednesday, according to club message that a club exclusion is checked against him.

The reason for the Board of Directors "are obviously obviously with the values ​​of the Association of Mr. Schröder in conjunction with his public statements on the Russian crime war against Ukraine, his current activity at the Russian group Rosneft and the desired activity at the also Russian Group Gazprom".

Schröder was asked for a short-term opinion as well as to examine himself, "whether his own values ​​are still consistent with the values ​​of the association," says in the message of 96.

96-BOSS child makes Schröder grant

Previously, 96-Boss Martin Kind had a little more bothered at "Russian 1". "With us there is no honorary membership," said child and clarified: "Mr. Schröder is not a member, he is a customer and buys his card very normal."

The Old Chancellor has "a lodge with some friends, of course, he may continue to use because he paid his seats within this team," said child. "Gerhard Schröder is not an issue for us." Now, however, there is apparently a turnaround of the administrative side of the association.

To date, the Federal Chancellor A.D. Despite the Russian invasion of its items in various supervisory boards of Russian energy companies, such as the gas pipeline operator North Stream and the Energy Giant Rosneft. Another Supervisory Board at Gazprom is also in view.

Hannover 96: Gerhard Schröder can continue to visit games

That Hannover 96 Schröder could no longer leave in the stadium, is not the debate for child. "We are a constitutional state with a democracy and of course have to be observed. Mr. Schröder may continue to visit games, we will not forbid him," emphasized the 96-boss.

Meanwhile, the German Football Association placed his honorary member an ultimatum for the waiver of functions in Russian state corporations. Otherwise, Schröder should give up his honorary membership in the association, the DFB interim presidents Hans-Joachim Watzke and Rainer Koch announced.