Nuremberg fan loses arm in fight

A fan of Bundesliga side Nuremberg lost his right arm during a scuffle with Mainz supporters on Saturday.

Following the postponement of Cologne’s home match with Mainz, visiting fans were involved in a fight with supporters of the Bavarian club at the host city’s Central Train Station.

Nuremberg fans were in the area after their side met Schalke in Gelsenkirchen earlier in the day.

The Nuremberg supporter, 19, was pushed in front of an oncoming Inter-City Express train, and was unable to fully evade it and had his arm amputated.

The victim, who was under the police’s file of ‘violent sports fans’, was immediately hospitalised and stabilised following emergency surgery, though his arm could not be reattached.

Local authorities have begun their search for the perpetrator, who fled the scene.

A total of 30 people were involved in the scuffle, after which one person was arrested.

The incident occurred around four hours after the scheduled kick-off of Cologne’s match with Mainz. The match was postponed due to the attempted suicide by referee Babak Rafati.