# Dortmund reward supporters for staying off phones during matches

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/a-phone-free-yellow-wall-are-dortmund-urging-fans-to-be-present-or-policing-them/
- Published: 2026-10-29T17:00:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T17:33:45+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/29/borussia-dortmund-fans-phones
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Europe, Sport, World

## Key points

- Dortmund rewarded supporters for keeping phones away during a match.
- 81,365 fans watched a 1-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
- The scheme raises questions about how fans experience live sport.

## Summary

Borussia Dortmund offered rewards to fans who kept their phones unused during a home match, aiming to encourage them to focus on the game and the atmosphere. The initiative reflects clubs’ growing concern about phone use and influencer content at matches, while raising questions about whether teams should shape how paying supporters experience live sport.

At the sold-out Signal Iduna Park, 81,365 fans watched Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0, leaving the club level on points with Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga. Fans who activated the club app’s “fan mode” could earn points for each minute they left their phones alone, with signed shirts and merchandise gift cards offered as prizes. Hertha Berlin and Dynamo Dresden have taken a stricter approach by banning commercial influencer-style videos in their stadiums.

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