The German Football Federation (DFB) is considering allowing pyrotechnics to be set off in a certain part of a stadium as increased punishments have so far failed to cut their usage. German football fan culture is famous for its large scale use of flares or firecrackers but dozens of people have been injured by their use in recent years and games are routinely suspended because of too much smoke. “We have now set up a stadium safety working group at the DFB because the burning of pyrotechnics has increased once again after the coronavirus pandemic and fines have gone up significantly,” DFB pre…