03.11.2026 09:41
Stuttgart's loudspeaker post at RAMS Park, ahead of their visit to Galatasaray in the Champions League, drew backlash. The German club deleted its posts and issued an apology in Turkish. Galatasaray responded to Stuttgart in German with a striking message.
Stuttgart, who will face Galatasaray in the 4th week of the UEFA Champions League, became the center of controversy with a social media post made before the match. The German team, which shared a photo of a speaker at RAMS Park, first removed its posts following the reactions, and then published an apology message in Turkish to the Galatasaray community. The yellow-red club's response to this message in German attracted attention.
SPEAKER POST DREW REACTION
Before the Galatasaray match, Stuttgart shared a photo of a speaker at RAMS Park with a thinking-face emoji. About an hour later, the German club quoted its first post and said, "A small joke. We are eagerly awaiting tomorrow's match." However, when the posts drew reaction, Stuttgart deleted both posts.
TURKISH APOLOGY MESSAGE FROM STUTTGART
After what happened, Stuttgart published a statement in Turkish on its official social media account and apologized to the Galatasaray community. The German club's statement included the following:
"Dear Gala community,
We had no intention of hurting anyone with the post we shared from your stadium. If such a situation occurred, we apologize. We are grateful for your hospitality in Istanbul and the good cooperation between our clubs. Wishing for a fair and exciting match in your wonderful stadium."
GERMAN RESPONSE FROM GALATASARAY
Galatasaray did not leave Stuttgart's apology post unanswered. The yellow-red club quoted the German team's message and gave the following response in German:
"Danke! Wir freuen uns darauf, euch in unserem Stadion mit einer der besten Fußballatmosphären der Welt begrüßen zu dürfen. Auf ein tolles Spiel!"
The Turkish equivalent of Galatasaray's message is as follows:
"Thank you! We look forward to welcoming you to our stadium, which has one of the best football atmospheres in the world. May it be a great match!" Thus, the sharing controversy before the match ended with the mutual messages of the two clubs.