Fofana suspended despite apologies: Fischer and Union take tough action after handshake scandal

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After refusing to shake hands with coach Urs Fischer in the Champions League, Union Berlin has suspended striker David Fofana for a week.

The 20-year-old apologized in a personal conversation with Fischer and general manager Oliver Ruhnert, but he will continue to “train individually” until next Wednesday, press spokesman Christian Arbeit said ahead of Saturday’s match at Werder Bremen (3:30 p.m.). the Blick live ticker).

Fofana will therefore also miss Tuesday’s cup match against VfB Stuttgart. In the 1–0 defeat to Napoli, Fofana was substituted in the 70th minute and ignored Fischer. “It’s about the team, it’s always about how you behave after decisions have been made,” said Fischer: “Football is still a team sport, so sometimes you have to submit. I hope he learns from these kinds of situations.”

Bonucci dissatisfied? Fischer: “A duck”

Union has enough problems after nine competitive defeats in a row and Köpenicker and Fischer are under a lot of pressure in Bremen. Meanwhile, reports in the Italian media suggest that central defender Leonardo Bonucci is very unhappy with his reserve role at Köpenicker, described by Fischer as a “duck”. But: “We are currently creating headlines, that is absolutely not necessary. We have enough to deal with the results crisis,” Fischer said: “It’s about getting back on track.” (AFP/dti)

Source : Blick