German Soccer Match Canceled After Fan Throws Entire Beer In Face Of Referee At Halftime

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I have a complicated relationship with soccer. I love the World Cup and I watched almost every match. But it's hard to get excited about the MLS and I just can't do the whole European soccer thing. Leave that for the "cool" hipsters who love telling you about how great European soccer is.

But there's a pretty great argument for European soccer coming out of Germany on Sunday. Officials canceled a lower-level match after a fan threw a beer in the face of the referee, who was headed to the locker room for halftime.

The funny part is that this is not, say, a game in the Bundesliga. That's the top soccer league in Germany for all you uncultured heathens.

This is a lower-tier league match. The team in question is Zwickau and apparently this game mattered a lot. Of course, European soccer uses the relegation system where bad teams get dropped into lower leagues.

Supporters of Zwickau hold hanging doll heads with Aue scarfs and a banner reading Schachter Schlachter (engl. Aue Butcher) during the 3 Liga soccer match between FSV Zwickau and Erzgebirge Aue at GGZ Arena on March 14, 2023 in Zwickau, Germany.

Supporters of Zwickau hold hanging doll heads with Aue scarfs and a banner reading Schachter Schlachter (engl. Aue Butcher) during the 3 Liga soccer match between FSV Zwickau and Erzgebirge Aue at GGZ Arena on March 14, 2023 in Zwickau, Germany. (Photo by Ronny Hartmann/Getty Images for DFB)

That part is kind of awesome, to be honest. And evidently Zwickau is on the verge of being relegated. So, a fan lost his mind over some call in the first half. I have no idea what the call was, but I don't think it matters.

This is kind of like if you go to a regular season AA baseball game and dump beer on the umpire over a bad call.

It's like ... I get it, you love your team but ... it's minor league baseball.

Be better, Germans.

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Dan began his sports media career at ESPN, where he survived for nearly a decade. Once the Stockholm Syndrome cleared, he made his way to OutKick. He is secure enough in his masculinity to admit he is a cat-enthusiast with three cats, one of which is named "Brady" because his wife wishes she were married to Tom instead of him.

Dan began his sports media career at ESPN, where he survived for nearly a decade. Once the Stockholm Syndrome cleared, he made his way to Outkick. He is secure enough in his masculinity to admit he is a cat-enthusiast with three cats, one of which is named "Brady" because his wife wishes she were married to Tom instead of him.