For the first time in 20 years, the stadium anthem “Heart of St. Pauli” was no longer played before a home game of FC St. Pauli. This decision of the club caused emotional reactions to the Millerntor before the game against SC Freiburg. Some of the fans whistled the St. Pauli President Oke Göttlich. Another part applauded.
“We all hang on the song, me too. But an anthem in a stadium does not work if 20, 30, 40 percent are against it. We have to discuss this in a debate that has only started, ”said St. Pauli’s security boss Sven Brux about the stadium microphones.
Liedertexter with Nazi past
The background to the controversy is the Nazi past of the copywriter Josef Ollig, who had previously researched the employees of the FC-St.-Pauli-Museum themselves. Fans of the club are now different whether the song should be played in the stadium or ended this ritual.
The top of the club chose the latter on Friday at least for the time being and wants to continue the discussion with the fans after the publication of a scientific discussion. “Debates in this club are what made this club great,” said President Göttlich, also before the Freiburg game about the stadium microphones.
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FC St. Pauli traditionally stands more than any other German professional football club for a commitment to racism and right-wing radicalism. The Hamburgers had already renamed their stadium in 1998 after the Nazi past of the previous name Wilhelm Koch had become public.