YB fans: "We will continue to light torches" (Swiss Press Text 2011, by Tobias Habegger) - Swiss Press Award

Berner Zeitung

Tobias Habegger

Three background articles on the topic of pyrotechnic flares in football stadiums. The starting point of this mini-series was the SP's political demand to legalize the use of pyrotechnic flares for football fans in the stands. The focus of the background series is an interview with a YB fan who has been illegally setting off pyrotechnic flares in Swiss stadiums for years. The interview provides in-depth insight into a scene that, while often featured in the media, is usually very secretive towards journalists. This provides the reader with a different perspective. In another article, the Football Association, the football clubs, and the Bernese police director offer differentiated statements on the topic.