Many fans admire the Bundesliga 50 per cent + 1 ownership model which, for most clubs, means that an outside owner cannot take control. Whether it can survive the pressures of globalisation in football is a moot point. RB Leipzig have managed to find a way round the rules by using Red Bull employees as shareholders, but particular resentment is directed at Hoffenheim and their president Dietmar Hopp. This led to bizarre scenes at a recent match against Bayern Munich when both sides withdrew their keepers for the last 13 minutes and passed the ball around after an offensive banner about Hopp had been displayed: Ultras in action Union Berlin's game against Wolfsburg was held up for 10 minutes as home fans became the latest set of supporters to protest against Hoffenheim president Dietmar Hopp and the German FA this weekend.