Chapter 06

Personae Non Gratae

The people who are unpopular here

3 min readUpdated: March 2026

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Daniel Baier

The groper: In the 74th minute of a heated match against FC Augsburg in 2017, Daniel Baier went down after a challenge roughly ten metres from the Leipzig bench. Getting up, he first spat towards the coaching staff on the touchline, then made a crude grabbing gesture towards a member of the RBL staff. A moment of madness that earned him infamy…

Hans

Joachim Watzke — The critic: "They play football to promote a drinks can," Watzke said dismissively about the Leipzig promotion squad. Time and again, the CEO of the only stock-listed Bundesliga club criticised the RB model — while presiding over a club with its own significant commercial interests…

RB Leipzig vice-champions 2017 Champions League debut — Fig. 1.5.6 RB Leipzig celebrate the 2017 vice-championship and Champions League qualification after a 4-1 triumph in Berlin — as a Bundesliga newcomer. Photo: Imago Images / Sven Simon

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