Dramatic protest against the DFB! FC Bayern and VfB Stuttgart fans unite at the cup final

Moments later, stadium stewards removed the club crest from the main stand and carried it into the underground passageways. The slogan "Plaintiff, Judge, Executioner" remained visible beneath the emblem.

Both sets of supporters also unfurled several banners: "Great rivals unite: F**k you, DFB" in the Bayern stand and "We fight against everything you stand for" among the Stuttgart fans, directed at the German Football Association.

For several minutes, fans in the stands chorused, "F**k the DFB," and at times Bayern and VfB supporters even traded call-and-response chants, uniting against the common target.

The protests were sparked by the DFB's exorbitant ticket prices for the cup final in the capital. "At €45 (fan category), €80 (category 3), €150 (category 2) and €195 (category 1), the DFB is once again charging exorbitant prices for tickets to the cup final. Given the stadium layout, a disproportionately large section has been allocated to the pricier Category 1 and 2 seats," stated Club No. 12, the association representing FC Bayern's active fan base, in a pre-match announcement.

In the cheapest category, where tickets cost €45, the group claims that too few tickets were allocated. "Whilst the DFB usually offers discounts for schoolchildren, students and others at almost every other event, it wants to make as much money as possible from the cup final, which has been styled as a prestige event, and is forgetting any sense of social responsibility," Club No. 12 continued.

Immediately after the protest, supporters of both clubs set off pyrotechnics in their stands, forcing a brief interruption to the match after around 60 minutes due to poor visibility.