Klaus Schamberger: Nuremberg's football icon fights against hatred in the stands!

Klaus Schamberger: Nuremberg's football icon fights against hatred in the stands!

There is currently heated discussion in Nuremberg about a possible “interim stadium”, while the Max Morlock Stadium is closed for urgently needed renovations. The 83-year-old Klaus Schamberger, who is known in the region as a sports journalist and columnist, speaks in this debate. Schamberger has written numerous texts for Nürnberger AZ and Nürnberger Nachrichten and has made a name for himself as an expert on the football scene. His striking sentence “The Glubb is an idiot” testifies to the passion he can feel for 1. FC Nürnberg and at the same time describes the ups and downs of club life.

His criticism of the rivalry between cities and clubs in particular could not be more timely. Schamberger sees a dangerous development in the hate slogans that are sometimes chanted in the stands. He describes the spreaders of such slogans as “lips full of stupidity” and “brain blockages” – words that make you think. This attitude also reflects a broader discussion about how rival clubs should treat their fan bases, especially at a time when sporting togetherness is more important than ever. According to Süddeutscher Zeitung the resistance to an interim stadium is not just of an ideal nature; The financial framework conditions are also still unclear.

A piece of Franconian attitude to life

Klaus Schamberger, who also appears as a dialect writer, has made a name for himself not only as a sports journalist, but also as a narrator of the Franconian lifestyle. With commitment and an unbroken drive, he recently published a new book and shows that writing fulfills his life. As a child he dreamed of becoming a writer and pursued this dream for years. In his columns, including “The Speci on the Road” and “I Ask for Leniency,” he not only brings up sport, but also social issues in an entertaining way, as VNBS Nordbayern notes.

Among the many significant stages of his life is his time at Bayerischer Rundfunk, from his early days as a weekly author to his position as chief reporter and editorial director. Despite all his successes, Schamberger never lost contact with the grassroots and continues to write actively in his home office in Wendelstein.

A look at sports history

In order to understand the importance of such personalities in sport, it is worth taking a look at the research at the Center for German Sports History. This examines how sport has changed in the growing environment of political system breaks in the 20th century. Among other things, they also deal with the social history of football and the role of sports clubs in various historical contexts. Projects on the topics of forced doping in the GDR or the organizational history of football offer an exciting perspective on what constitutes sport in a social context, as the Center for German Sports History shows.

The discussion about an interim stadium and the associated rivalry between clubs shows how important it is for sports fans and experts to work together. In this sense, it is to be hoped that the exchange and discussions can also promote Schamberger's vision of sporting cooperation.