Berlin Derby – Union President Zingler criticizes the appointment – Muricas News

Union Berlin President Dirk Zingler, 57, has criticized the German Soccer League (DFL) for scheduling town derby towards Hertha BSC on the primary day of the Bundesliga. “Derbies at all times have a novel character. They're one thing particular within the schedule. Now it has been placed on the primary day of the sport – that’s unhealthy for the league,” stated Zingler on Sunday in a spherical of talks on the coaching camp in Austria.

1. FC Union will welcome Hertha on August 6 (3:30 p.m.) within the stadium on the Alte Försterei. The second leg within the Olympic Stadium is scheduled for the 18th matchday on the finish of January 2023. To this point, the Berlin derbies have taken place in the course of the season – often in November and April. “I might have appreciated it otherwise – someplace within the center, undoubtedly not on the primary day of the sport,” Zingler complained.

The president can nonetheless be pleased concerning the successes of the earlier season – with three derby wins towards Hertha (together with the cup) and fifth place within the league: “If I have a look at our funds, budgets and expenditure per level, the return for us is identical successful the championship.”