Stadium bans: Politics and soccer plan central office

Security expenditure for soccer should not be greater than for an AC/DC concert

According to Schuster, it must be possible to bring the level of public investment in security for soccer up to the level of any other sporting or cultural event. The expenditure should not be greater than for an AC/DC concert or an ice hockey match. "Once we have achieved this in soccer, we will be in the right place."

In a position paper for the top-level discussion on "Violence in Football", the states of Bavaria, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Saxony stated that stadium bans are handled very differently by the respective clubs. "At some clubs, stadium bans are processed without any problems, while at other clubs, stadium bans are sometimes not issued or are issued with such a delay that the purpose of the stadium ban is hardly given," the paper states.

While politicians believe that a more consistent exclusion of fans from soccer arenas will lead to less violence, critics of the measure see no effectiveness and instead call for more dialog.