By Mike Parrott

Bayern Munich and Hoffenheim players have refused to play on, passing to each other in retaliation to a protest from the Bayern Munich fans against owner of Hoffenheim, Dietmar Hopp.

With Bayern Munich dominating the game 6-0, the Bayern fans started to protest against Hoffenheim's owner, Dietmar Hopp.

The Bayern fans started to hold up banners saying:

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"Dietmarr Hopp: Son of a B***h".

Bayern Munich fans call Dietmar Hopp a "son of a bitch."



Hansi Flick goes over immediately to tell the fans to remove the sign. #TSGFCB pic.twitter.com/a8t1bQJC33

- Davis VanOpdorp (@Davis_VanOpdorp) February 29, 2020

Bayern Manager, Hansi Flick went over to the fans to plead to them to take the banners down or the game would be suspended.

After coming off the pitch and standing in the tunnel for a few minutes, Bayern Munich and Hoffenheim spent the last ten minutes of their game just kicking the ball between each other in retaliation to the protests from the Bayern fans.

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• Bayern fans unveil insulting banner toward Hoffenheim owner

• Game stopped on three occasions

• Teams agree to let clock run down without scoring



This is one the of the strangest scenes you will see on a football pitch. pic.twitter.com/huawXAZnaW

- Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 29, 2020





After Bayern fans unveiled an insulting banner towards the Hoffenheim owner...



Both sets of players and management came together in front of the home fans as a show of support :clap: pic.twitter.com/De6z1muw8g

- Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 29, 2020

This isn't the first time opposing fans have protested against Dietmar Hopp, with Borussia Dortmund fans being banned from Hoffenheim for two years after offensive chants targeting the Hoffenheim investor last week.



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Hopp is the main financial force behind Hoffenheim's rise to the upper echelons of the Bundesliga, being compared to the owners of Chelsea and Manchester City.

Hoffenheim vs Bayern Munich match interrupted for several minutes after the Bayern away fans showed a banner calling the new Hoffenheim investor a "son of a bitch"#FCBayern pic.twitter.com/btdxDYAhxb

- Away Day Bible (@AwayDayBible) February 29, 2020

The German Leagues, unlike the English leagues, use a 50+1 rule regarding ownership in which the majority of the club has to be owned by fan groups of the team.

:round_pushpin:Bayern Münih taraftarlarının, Hoffenheim'ın sahibi Dietmar Hopp'u hedef alan küfürlü pankartlar açmasının ardından hakem maçı durdurdu.



Maçın son 15 dakikası iki takım oyuncuları kendi arasında pas yaparak durumu protesto etti.pic.twitter.com/L5ULe19EXi

- SKOR (@SozcuSkor) February 29, 2020

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