Union Berlin apologize after joke about collapsed German bridge

Union Berlin caused a stir on social media with a joke about a Dresden bridge collapse - but apologized later.

A section of the Carola Bridge over the Elbe river collapsed in Dresden early on Wednesday but nobody was injured. On Friday, another section collapsed during demolition work.

Dresden is in the same state - Saxony - as RB Leipzig. Union drew 0-0 there on Saturday.

"Half an hour gone. Defensively more stable than any Saxon bridge. Keep it up, lads!" Union wrote on X.

Almost two hours later, the Berliners apologized to the city of Dresden, explaining that the comment had been "a bit over the top in the heat of the moment."

Fans of Union - seen as a traditional German club - have a beef with Leipzig because of their Red Bull backing and surge up the league pyramid having been formed in 2009.