Riera confirms Burkardt has been fined: "He did something that had to be punished"
Eintracht Frankfurt striker Jonathan Burkardt has been fined for disciplinary reasons, as confirmed by head coach Albert Riera. Reports suggest that Burkardt insulted Riera after a recent match, but the coach did not provide specific details. Riera emphasized the importance of Burkardt's apology and stated that the matter was resolved internally.
- ▪Jonathan Burkardt has been fined for disciplinary reasons by Eintracht Frankfurt.
- ▪Head coach Albert Riera confirmed that Burkardt insulted him after a match against Borussia Dortmund.
- ▪Riera stated that Burkardt accepted the punishment and apologized.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/riera-confirms-burkardt-fined-did-104700114.html","headline":"Riera confirms Burkardt has been fined: \"He did something that had to be punished\"","datePublished":"2026-05-16T10:47:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-16T10:47:00.000Z","keywords":["Albert Riera","Eintracht Frankfurt","Burkardt","Borussia Dortmund","disciplinary reasons","VfB Stuttgart"],"description":"Eintracht Frankfurt striker Jonathan Burkardt has been handed a fine for disciplinary reasons, head coach Albert Riera confirmed on Friday.Reports have...","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Yahoo…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Yahoo Sports.