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Unions Stadium at the Alte Försterei in Berlin-Köpenick (symbolic image)
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1. FC Union Berlin contacted her following allegations from Steffani Jenz, wife of Wolfsburg professional footballer Moritz Jenz. Jenz felt harassed while breastfeeding her eleven-month-old son and reported on Instagram about being disturbed by an older man. The club expressed its regret after the incident on the sidelines of Köpenicker's home game against VfL, said head of communications Christian Arbeit on Monday.
Jenz had written that the man approached her with a beer in his hand and an angry face as she was breastfeeding her son in an almost deserted room in the family area of the An der Alten Försterei stadium on Saturday during the first half. The man is said to have asked her to leave the room. The staff did not understand the situation. When she spoke to an employee of the security company, he went to the older man and five seconds later they both laughed.
"Unfortunately, we live in a society that not only does not condemn these types of ignorant people, but also protects them and has the courage to laugh about them," wrote Steffanie Jenz.
"We saw Ms. Jenz's post and immediately apologized to her via social media, but also thanked her for making the issue public," said Union spokesman for work. »It should go without saying that mothers can breastfeed their babies without being bothered. We also place this demand on the guests and employees in our stadium. The club will work through the incident with the employees and make them even more aware of the need to react appropriately if someone feels harassed at one of its events.
Union had achieved an important victory in the fight against relegation in the game on Saturday. During Nenad Bjelica's comeback to the dugout after his suspension, the Iron team defeated coach Niko Kovač's VfL Wolfsburg, who were still winless this year, 1-0 (1-0).
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