Overview
- Irish police confirmed an investigation into a suspected 11 October assault on Abbey Street Lower connected to the Schalke fan march.
- Video shows a woman filming the procession being confronted and a man who intervened being shoved to the ground and kicked, with both filing reports.
- Germany’s ZIS said it alerted Irish counterparts before the match that roughly 400 of about 2,000 Schalke travelers were police-known and potentially violent.
- Schalke condemned the incidents as disturbing, launched a comprehensive review, and signaled potential club sanctions under its statutes.
- German scene-experienced officers are sharing intelligence with Schalke and ZIS, with BILD reporting they have identified suspects and that victims provided footage to Gardaí.