Football Community Shows Support For Refugees

Bayern is planning to open a training camp for refugee children with meals and German language classes. The club has also pledged pledged to donate one million euros (£730,000) to “refugee projects”.

Bayern Fans

 

 Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: “Bayern sees it as our social responsibility to help the refugees, needy children, women and men, to help them and to accompany them in Germany.”

Borussia Dortmund fans show support for refugees at match against Hannover 96

 

Borussia Dortmund invited 220 refugees to watch a Europa League match as part of the city’s “Angekommen in Dortmund” (Arriving in Dortmund) campaign. 

Schalke invited 100 refugees to their first home game and released a video showing one of their best-known former players, the Ghanaian Gerald Asamoah, talking about the importance of tolerance and understanding. 

Bayer Leverkusen have started a project called “Bayer 04 macht Schule” (Bayer 04 does school) where the focus is on helping refugee children to join the club. 

Werder Bremen have founded a “Bleib am Ball” (Stay on the Ball) project to help refugees in the region, while both Hannover and Hoffenheim have delivered kits and shoes.

Supporters’ groups in England are looking to follow the example set by their German counterparts in holding aloft “Refugees Welcome” banners at home matches in response to the Refugee crisis gripping Europe

Inspired by support and offers of practical help from fans across Germany in recent weeks, Aston Villa and Swindon Town fans became the first to say they planned to hold aloft such banners amid attempts to coordinate support via social media.

The organisers of a campaign on Facebook and Twitter (@RefugeesEFL) said they had been directly inspired by the images in Germany