Tim Wiese, the former national goalkeeper and Werder icon, was excluded from the club’s former-players team in 2022/23 and given a stadium ban. The background: images and allegations placing him close to the far-right scene. Wiese denied the accusations, but the club remained firm.
For a player who had made 202 Bundesliga appearances for Werder and had been part of the side that nearly reached the UEFA Cup final in 2009, it was a deep fall.