Overview
- HSV’s supervisory board said serious misconduct allegations against sporting director Stefan Kuntz were found credible after an external review and pursued a rapid separation to protect alleged victims.
- Kuntz has denied the accusations, engaged lawyers, and accepted the contractual end dated December 31, though the board says he declined opportunities to formally respond.
- The DFL canceled HSV versus Bayer Leverkusen roughly two and a half hours before kickoff after a specialist flagged thaw-related roof risks, with HSV noting membrane bulges and a deformed catwalk; a new date is pending.
- The weather disruption followed earlier postponements tied to storm Elli, including St. Pauli–Leipzig and Werder Bremen–Hoffenheim.
- VfB Stuttgart beat Eintracht Frankfurt 3:2 on an 87th-minute Nikolas Nartey winner after a Kauã Santos error aided the equalizer; Stuttgart moved to third as Frankfurt fell from the European places and lost Younes Ebnoutalib to a likely knee injury.