Euro 2020: the UEFA isn't concerned with the rainbow flag provocation in Munich

After all three Euro 2020 matches, the UEFA opened an investigation into alleged discriminatory behavior by Hungarian fans because of homophobic banners after the Portuguese game, racist slurs and boos after the match with France (no French footballer could confirm they heard such a thing, and Lucas Digne strongly stated that they hadn't experienced any slurs), and because of the discriminatory gestures inside and outside the stadium following the Germany-Hungary group match in Munich. These investigations are still ongoing, and, according to previous UEFA practice, it's likely that the Hungarian Football Federation will receive a heavy penalty.

The German Football Association certainly doesn't have to worry about what happened before the Germany-Hungary match even though the hosts booed the Hungarian national anthem loudly, while a local fan ran onto the pitch waving a rainbow flag and provoking the Hungarian players. The UEFA has informed Nemzeti Sport that they will not launch an investigation into this matter and that the portal should contact the German authorities if there are any further questions.

On June 30, Péter Szijjártó, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, wrote a letter to Bavaria's Minister of the Interior, Joachim Herrmann asking for an explanation of how a man with a rainbow flag could be allowed to run onto the pitch.

"I respectfully ask the Minister for information on the punishment given to the person running onto the pitch during the Hungarian national anthem waving a rainbow flag, and whether the organizational deficiencies that may have led to the incident were investigated, taking into account that there was certainly a sufficient number of police forces present in the stadium since we could see the officers standing in front of the Hungarian fans," reads the open letter from Péter Szijjártó, to which no response has been received so far.

To NSO's request, the following information was provided from the prosecution in Munich: The German national suspect was caught by the stadium's security staff and handed over to officers of the Munich Police Department, who released him at 10.54pm. However, the German Football Association filed a complaint against him. They point out that the accused was cooperative and that the investigation into his case, in which the charge is a misdemeanor, has not yet been completed.

Translated by Vanda Orosz