German football club Schalke 04 announced today, Saturday, that a fan died after collapsing during the team's match against Bayer Leverkusen in the 26th round of the Bundesliga. Schalke said on the social networking site “Twitter”: “We are deeply saddened to announce that a fan collapsed in the southern part of the stands today and died despite attempts to revive him. Our condolences to his friends and family. rest in peace".
The fan received medical care, and the fans of the two teams stopped cheering and waving flags after announcing the emergency situation on the stadium’s internal radio, minutes before the end of the match that saw Bayer Leverkusen beat Schalke 04 3. Schalke coach Thomas Rice said: “This news Show that there are more important things than defeat. Our condolences to his family.”
Okaz (Berlin)