Overview
- Aerial imaging firm GeoFly suspended its 1. FC Magdeburg sponsorship, saying words are not enough and calling for visible consequences.
- Police in Gelsenkirchen said five additional suspects aged 19 to 58 were identified during controls at the Schalke–Magdeburg match, briefly detained, then released.
- Investigators are coordinating with Magdeburg police to determine any roles those individuals played in the late‑January violence.
- The club said Fanhilfe Magdeburg is neither organizationally nor financially linked to 1. FC Magdeburg, while the group rejected claims it urged fans to remove evidence.
- The January clashes injured more than 70 officers and involved heavy objects, with at least one person under investigation for attempted murder as sponsors weigh their ties.