Overview
- Social media footage shows a photographer’s camera being pushed before a man who intervened was shoved to the ground and apparently kicked during a supporters’ march on Abbey Street.
- Photographer Carly Clarke posted the video and said the man, identified as Steve, was repeatedly kicked in the head.
- FC Schalke 04 condemned the scenes as disturbing, apologized to those affected, and said it has opened an internal investigation with appropriate consequences to follow.
- The club said roughly 2,000 fans traveled to Dublin for a friendly against Bohemians, which the home side won 3-2.
- No arrests or police action were reported in coverage to date, and Irish reporting referenced a recent clash in Germany involving Schalke supporters.