Violent attack from 1860 ultras on Bayern Munich employee and wife may lead to further escalation

MUNICH, GERMANY - OCTOBER 19: Fans of 1860 during the 3. Liga match between TSV 1860 München and MSV Duisburg at Stadion an der Gruenwalder Straße on October 19, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Leonhard Simon/Getty Images for DFB) | Getty Images for DFB

Tension, dislike and even hatred are natural elements of football that develop through bitter rivalries. 1860 Munich and Bayern Munich are two such bitter rivals, having developed such animosity due to being based in the same city and having to reluctantly share stadiums for much of their history.

But violence of any kind is not acceptable in any form, whether in the stadium or outside of it. Unfortunately, football fans can stoop to truly cowardly levels when they buy into their support of a club with a certain depraved level of fanaticism. German news site Süddeutsche Zeitung (as captured by @iMiaSanMia) reports on the violence of five such examples of fanatic supporters:

A Bayern employee (a supporter liaison officer) was attacked by a group of 1860 Munich hooligans last weekend, after Bayern’s basketball game against Oldenburg, together with his wife. According to the police report, he was attacked by five men, approximately 20 years old, wearing blue neck gaiters. The target of the attack was the employee’s banner, well-known within the fan scene, bearing the inscription “Red Munichs.” He was kicked repeatedly, and a person who rushed to help was pushed onto traffic.

The attack is seen as retaliation for an attempt by Bayern fans a few weeks ago to steal the banner of the 1860 Munich ultra group “Blue Vikings.” During the incident, an 1860 fan was beaten up, but he was not in possession of the banner.