Toni Leistner Banned for Attacking a Fan
Hamburg defender Toni Leistner has been handed a five-match ban for “assaulting a spectator” of his former club Dynamo Dresden after his side’s 4-1 German Cup defeat on Monday. Two games of his ban are suspended for a year, while he was also fined 8,000 euros (£7,300). The German Football Association (DFB) said 30-year-old Toni Leistner was “insulted several times by a Dresden spectator”.
The player then went into the stands and “physically attacked him”. Leistner also breached coronavirus protocol in the stadium by going into the stand. The German Football Association (DFB) also said: “As a result, he has exposed himself and possibly third parties to the risk of infection with the coronavirus.”
About 10,000 fans watched the game in Dresden – the biggest attendance in Germany since the coronavirus lockdown. Dynamo condemned the supporter allegedly involved, saying it is “shameful” Leistner had been offended by a fan of his “home club”.