But he was not the only winner on the "Stars trip to Schwerin". Others were the visitors of the campaign against human hostility and violence, the football fans from the region and Werder the club itself. The Green-Whites were really able to pick up sympathy points in northeast Germany. Bremen arrived with 24 professional players, the chairman of the board of directors Klaus Allofs as well as manager and club president Klaus-Dieter Fischer, making them one of the main attractions of the some 30 participating clubs at the Schwerin Sportpark. "For me it's a dream come true. We have been advertising for this event for months and no one wanted to believe that Werder would show up with their whole team. Today they were convinced otherwise," said organiser Heike Schmidt, who worked in collaboration with TARGOBANK in getting the 2009 German Cup winners to come to Schwerin. Werder's main sponsor was not only intermediary but also one of two supporters of the entire project along with the Federal Centre for Health Education.
Together! More moral courage! No violence! Mertesacker, Frings & Co. could identify with that 100 percent. "We are trying to set an example. No football team can have success if they don't observe these ideas. That goes for every community - even those outside of sports. Today everyone can directly be convinced and talk to us, who you might only see on TV," said Clemens Fritz. Despite an injury, Per Mertesacker also made the six-hour bus ride to be on hand. "We want to set an example here with the organizers. Violence has no place in football and also not outside of the stadiums either," said Mertesacker.