Hertha Berlin, last years fourth place in 1.Bundesliga, struggled to mentain the few chances to avoid relegation on saturday, against FC.Nuremberg. After losing the game, the 12th one without a victory on own ground this season, the fans couldn’t handle the anger and humiliation and started a riot. 100 of them broke the fences and went on a rampage on the field, thrashing everything in sight and looking for the players or any members of the staff. The Police intervened later on and some fans were retained, but many of them returned to the stands. “It’s very serious what happens in German stadiums, and we must ensure football does not degenerate. I don’t understand why these idiots ran onto the pitch,”, Nuremberg coach Dieter Hecking told to the press. The coach of Hertha Berlin, Friedhelm Funkel, said “This behaviour has no place in the Olympic stadium”. The official site of Hertha Berlin doesn’t even mention the incident but an impressive number of Police forces were detached to their training camp in order to protect the players from the rage of the fans.

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