Overview
- An Arbeitsgruppe chaired by Hamburg will meet on 16–17 October in Heidelberg with federal and state officials plus DFL and DFB representatives to draft a proposal.
- Reporting indicates the envisioned body would mainly advise and oversee club decisions but could rule on particularly severe cases.
- Currently, club-based panels issue bans under DFB guidelines, a patchwork politicians criticize as inconsistent and too lenient.
- Leaders point to higher 2023/24 ZIS figures—1,338 injuries and 7,351 offenses—and cite police deployment burdens, while the DFB notes 721 nationwide bans in force and surveys showing 96% of attendees feel safe.
- Fan groups Unsere Kurve and the Dachverband der Fanhilfen denounce the push as politically driven and harmful to rights, raising presumption-of-innocence and data-privacy concerns; DFL and DFB have prepared proposals but are not commenting publicly.