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Ex-Bayern president Uli Hoeneß has repeatedly expressed criticism of the German AfD party in the past.(Bild: AFP)

AfD party leader Tino Chrupalla caused a stir at a press conference the day after the Bundestag elections with a special side blow. At the center: ex-Bayern president Uli Hoeneß. This dispute has a history. 

Chrupalla claimed that he had received congratulations from two German national team players and former FC Bayern Munich players. "So many greetings to Uli Hoeneß as well," Chrupalla said.

The AfD leader did not want to name names. According to him, however, they are all former players, including members of the national team.

I would also like to thank the many well-wishers I received last night - including two German national team players and former Bayern players. So many greetings to Uli Hoeneß as well.

Tino Chrupalla, Parteichef der deutschen AfD

Hoeneß: "I don't want the AfD there"
The sentence in the direction of the honorary president of FC Bayern, Uli Hoeneß, was probably a side blow to his statements critical of the AfD. Hoeneß had said at the memorial service in Munich's Allianz Arena in honor of his deceased companion Beckenbauer in mid-January 2024 that he would like to see the World Cup atmosphere of 2006 back in Germany, but "I don't want the AfD there".

This weekend, he went one better: If a player of the record soccer champions were to advertise for this party, then "I would talk to him and ask him whether he still has all his cups in the cupboard," he emphasized to "Kicker".