In Germany, football and beer had always gone hand in hand.
In downtown Dortmund, Winkel Market Bar had a history of three hundred years. Whenever Borussia Dortmund played, huge numbers of fans gathered here to watch the match and drink beer together.
At this moment, although the match between Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt had already ended, the bar was still packed.
As a die-hard Dortmund fan, Schmidt was extremely happy today. Raising his beer glass, he said, "Guys, bottoms up! I'm buying everything for everyone tonight!"
"Woohoo... Thank you for Schmidt's generosity! A toast to Schmidt!" The fans in the bar burst into cheers!
Schmidt's eyes were slightly unfocused as he shook his head. "No! Guys! To Borussia Dortmund, to the Yellow and Black, to our Anno—cheers!"
For a moment, beer splashed through the bar as voices roared all around!
Klopp's remarks at the post-match press conference had certainly not been made in anger.
The next day, Borussia Dortmund submitted a written application to the German Football Association, demanding an additional suspension for Eintracht Frankfurt's Japanese player, Takashi Inui.
The German Football Association, which was determined to recruit talent from all over the world and bring the Bundesliga to a global audience, attached great importance to an incident like this.
It was not just Dortmund who acted. After learning of the matter, Sao Paulo, far away in South America, immediately contacted the Brazilian Football Association and sent an inquiry to Germany.
With so many parties watching, Takashi Inui's punishment was soon announced on the Bundesliga's official website.
A five-match suspension and a fine of forty thousand euros!
That was the official punishment handed down to Takashi Inui. It was undeniably severe, already among the harshest penalties in Bundesliga history.
When Takashi Inui, lying in his hospital bed, learned the news,