Moderator Tommy 12,619 Posted August 14, 2023 Moderator Share Posted August 14, 2023 Quote https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/38181235/ex-usa-star-julian-green-racially-abused-german-cup-game Ex-USA star Julian Green racially abused in German Cup game Former United States men's national team player Julian Green was the victim of racist abuse in a German Cup game on Saturday. Green, who is Black, was playing for Greuther Fürth against host Hallescher FC in the first round of the competition. On the Fürth club website, Green said a spectator racially abused him during the game. Fürth coach Alex Zorniger said the abuse occurred repeatedly and called for other fans to intervene in cases of racist abuse. "The stadium was 95% full. There were enough people there who could have intervened," Zorniger said in comments reported by Germán neThe dpa agency also reported that Halle club spokeswoman Lisa Schöppe issued an apology on behalf of the club. Green, who began his career at Bayern Munich, has played for Fürth in Germany since 2017 and also played 15 times for the USMNT from 2014 through 2018. He was selected for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil aged just 19, and scored in the United States' round-of-16 defeat to Belgium to become the youngest American to score at a World Cup. Second-tier Fürth beat third-tier Halle 1-0.ws agency dpa. Sad. I really liked Alexander Zorniger's comments after the game though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coma 1,766 Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 57 minutes ago, Tommy said: Sad. I really liked Alexander Zorniger's comments after the game though. What did he say? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Tommy 12,619 Posted August 14, 2023 Author Moderator Share Posted August 14, 2023 7 minutes ago, Coma said: What did he say? "My player was called a monkey several times by the spectators. That didn't just happen once, twice or three times Something like that just isn't right." "The stadium is 95 per cent full. There were enough people there who could have intervened. To stand up and say: you can't do that!" "It's about showing character ourselves. Germany is a great country, we have to present ourselves accordingly. If we don't do that, then the brown mob (meaning the AfD facists), who are also sitting in the Bundestag, will get more and more upper hand." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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