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Murder in a football frenzy: Who killed the amateur president?
Eisenhüttenstadt experiences a crime thriller: In “Play Against the Ball” a murder during a football event is solved.
Murder in a football frenzy: Who killed the amateur president?
On June 17, 2025, a new episode of the popular crime thriller “Polizeiruf 110” will start on Erste, which is set in Brandenburg. The episode is titled “Play Against the Ball” and focuses on a shocking murder that occurs during a football public viewing event. The focus of the investigation is on the two inspectors Vincent Ross, played by André Kaczmarczyk, and Alexandra Luschke, played by Gisa Flake.
The murder victim, Olivia Briegel, was the president of an amateur football club and was brutally killed with over 20 blows to the head. The location of the investigation is on the premises of their German-Polish scaffolding company in Küstrin, where the body was left. However, the present investigation shows that the murder was committed at another location. This raises the question of whether the public viewing at the time of the European Championship quarter-final game between Germany and Spain served as a distraction for the crime.
Suspects and clues
As the investigation progresses, various suspects come to the fore. The commissioners are particularly targeting the football club's new coach, who cannot provide an alibi for the second half of the game. In addition, Olivia Briegel's 13-year-old son Marco could have more knowledge about the events than he admits. The question remains: what did he actually see?
The tension in this episode will continue to grow until it airs on June 22, 2025 at 8:15 p.m. on Erste, with the audience watching as the investigators put the pieces of the puzzle together.
Right-wing radical incidents during the European Championships
According to [Welt], the investigations show that as of July 10, a total of eight cases of sedition and 15 cases of using the symbols of unconstitutional organizations had been recorded.
General trends in football
Current reports from the federal government indicate that right-wing extremist crimes have declined slightly in the football environment. In a response to a small query from the Die Linke parliamentary group, it was found that the proportion of right-wing politically motivated people in the “Violent Sports Perpetrators” file has fallen to less than two percent since the 2020/2021 season. This suggests that efforts to combat right-wing extremism in football are slowly bearing fruit, but it remains important to remain vigilant.
The developments surrounding the European Championships and the brutal crimes in the fictional crime thriller “Polizeiruf 110” show how much football functions not only as a sport, but also as a mirror of society. The question remains: How can society take action against these terrible acts and ideologies?
Viewers can look forward to the resolution of the complex murder investigation in Küstrin, while at the same time the reality of right-wing extremist incidents in football remains an explosive issue. Stay tuned and take a look in time!