Flares fly and players fight as Wolfsburg moves closer to relegation with Bundesliga loss to Hamburg

Wolfsburg moved a step closer to Bundesliga relegation on Saturday with an ill-tempered 2-1 loss at home to Hamburger SV that ended with rival players fighting in an on-field melee. Masked Wolfsburg fans threw flares on the pitch sending black smoke billowing behind one of the goals to illustrate their frustrations with the team’s predicament after its eighth game without a win left it 17th in the 18-team division. Both teams’ substitutes and team officials rushed onto the field after the f...

By CIARÁN FAHEY