Cheating at a Football Public Viewing

Public Viewing as an Opportunity for Perpetrator Detection

Since the thrilling evenings of the 2006 home World Cup, which fostered a sense of community among complete strangers across Germany while watching football, the so-called public viewing (a borrowed English term with a shifted meaning) has become extremely popular at major sporting events. In 2006, the word "Fanmeile" was named Word of the Year, the term "Rudelgucken" entered the German dictionary, and the Japanese adopted our term "Public Viewing" for their own broadcasts. As this social phenomenon became established, our detective agency in Bonn (0228 2861 4084) has observed a rise in assignments every two years during major international football tournaments, particularly concerning absentee employees and unfaithful partners to be exposed at public viewings. The following example illustrates such a case from the 2016 UEFA European Championship.

Noticeable Behavioural Changes as an Indicator of Infidelity

A partner’s infidelity is always a painful and hurtful matter for the person being deceived. It typically leads to major life changes, leaving many in despair when uncertain about their partner’s fidelity. Our private detectives in Bonn help eliminate this uncertainty by establishing facts – wherever and whenever the infidelity can legally be documented.

 

Mr Mendig from Euskirchen spent sleepless nights filled with doubt. The behaviour of his long-term partner had changed and grown distant. She spent a lot of time on sport, stayed out late in the evenings, and showed little interest in the man she – Mr Mendig was certain – had sincerely loved for many years. She frequently spoke of her training partner, a well-built forty-two-year-old policeman with a characteristic steroid baldness, in a manner that unsettled Mr Mendig in a vague, uneasy way – a strange feeling, a negative premonition, without concrete evidence. Unable to let it go, he decided to hire our private detectives in Bonn to observe his partner during the public viewing of the Euro 2016 semi-final between Germany and France. According to his statement, the target person intended to meet a friend in a bar for a “football and sparkling wine girls’ night”.

Public Kisses and Other Public Displays of Affection

Mr Mendig personally drove the target person of our two deployed detectives for Bonn to the public viewing venue, after which the lady intended to take a taxi as it would be late. Upon arrival, around 100 football enthusiasts were already present. After our client left, his partner, her cheek painted with a Germany flag, walked directly towards a man matching the description of the aforementioned training partner, wearing a Germany jersey. They greeted each other with cheek kisses, as is customary even among platonic friends. The target sat beside the man, and they began a very familiar conversation.

 

At kickoff, our private investigators in Bonn observed the policeman and the target share a quick kiss on the lips, which appeared like a small good-luck ritual. Throughout the evening, they repeatedly exchanged affectionate gestures: stroking, toasting kisses, cuddling, etc. After Schweinsteiger’s handball in the penalty area, giving France a lead just before halftime, the mood of the observed couple briefly dipped, but within minutes, during the fifteen-minute break, they took selfies together – head to head, head on shoulder, mouth to mouth. As the game progressed and it became clear Germany would miss the final, the bar grew increasingly subdued. Conversations became quieter, faces more frustrated, and our target persons in Bonn were no exception. Mr Mendig’s partner, whose hand was continuously held by her companion towards the end of the game, gave the impression she wanted to leave the bar as quickly as possible.

Private After-Match Party: Car Intercourse in Euskirchen

After the match, both target persons appeared happier and, as later revealed, more anticipatory. Hand in hand, chatting cheerfully, they went to the athlete’s vehicle, followed by our detective team for Bonn. Since the operation vehicles were not close to the previously unknown target car, the investigators had difficulty resuming the pursuit. By chance, a traffic jam caused by departing football fans assisted the surveillance. The target vehicle stopped a few kilometres later at a deserted allotment site and parked by a narrow driveway. Our detectives could not immediately follow without being noticed. While one investigator remained in the car to monitor the departure route and continue the pursuit, his colleague approached the target vehicle on foot. Inside, it was dark, but faint, indiscernible human sounds could be heard. The detective positioned himself behind a brick corner next to the vehicle and listened carefully. Gradually, he could confirm beyond doubt that the targets were having sexual intercourse in the car.

 

Once certain, the investigator returned to his operation vehicle. Half an hour later, the target car returned to the main road and drove towards Mr Mendig and his partner’s residence. About a kilometre from their home, the policeman dropped off his affair at a taxi rank; she took a taxi the rest of the way home – evidently to maintain the pretense of a girls’ night. Mr Mendig, continuously updated by our private detectives in Bonn, was waiting for his partner and ended the relationship that same night.

All names and locations have, of course, been changed to ensure complete anonymity.

 

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