BVB has sent a clear message with their high-quality video “Borussia Dortmund unites. Standing together against racism”: our football unites all nations. After winning worldwide praise for their clip, Borussia have now also been recognized in the form on an award. Thomas Tress, the club’s Chief Financial Officer, and Daniel Lörcher, the Supporters Liaison Officer, accepted the TRIALOG award in behalf of Borussia Dortmund at a ceremony in Vienna.

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Thomas Treß (BVB-Geschäftsführer) und Daniel Lörcher (BVB-Fanbeauftragter) nehmen aus den Händen von Dr. Manfred Ainedter (v.li.) den TRIALOG-Award entgegen.

The prize is awarded by the renowned project “TRIALOG-Respect Now” which has been supporting Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities since 2008, mainly in the areas of education.

Thomas Tress emphasised: “Out of an inner conviction, Borussia Dortmund stands for diversity and tolerance and shows racial tendencies as well as all forms of discrimination the red card. BVB puts a lot of passion, work ethics and also financial commitment to anti-racism projects. That this video clip, our newest project, is recognised in such a way only a few weeks after its release, honours us and encourages us to sustainably continue to walk this path.”

Apart from the BVB delegation, the award ceremony was attended by players from Austria’s Bundesliga as well as high-ranking Austrian representatives from politics and business.