Overview
- Police said they are examining reports of defamatory chants by visiting supporters at the Fan Meeting Point and are evaluating collected material in coordination with the public prosecutor.
- Officials confirmed to BILD that the probe includes allegations of a so‑called “rape song,” reportedly sung by parts of the roughly 400 Maccabi contingent in the Schlossgarten and described as targeting Arab women.
- Reporting indicates the chanting was directed primarily at local rival Hapoel Tel Aviv, though authorities have not yet determined if it meets the threshold for a chargeable offense.
- The match area remained calm after a two‑day, high‑visibility security operation, which the deployment leader Casten Höfler described as a success of Stuttgart’s security architecture.
- Enhanced checks led to long queues and curtailed amenities, with no food sold at kiosks and even Stuttgart staffer Nate Weiss delayed at entry, while club executive Fabian Wohlgemuth publicly backed the security decisions.