The German Football Federation (DFB) has had to limit comments on its youth teams’ Facebook pages after a series of racist and discriminatory comments against players of its Under-17 team, who face Spain in the quarterfinals tomorrow. final of the World Cup category.
The DFB published a photo of four black players from the under-17 team celebrating Tuesday’s 3-2 victory over the United States in the round of 16 of the World Cup to be held in Indonesia.
But the post was met with a torrent of racist comments from a large number of Facebook users directed at the players in question: Charles Herrmann, Almugera Kabar, Paris Brunner, all three from Borussia Dortmund, and Fayssal Harchaoui, from Cologne.
The DFB’s reaction
The DFB replied disabling comments and publishing your own statement. “We are proud of the diversity of our under-17s, who are currently playing their hearts out in Indonesia,” the note began.
“The commitment to diversity is firmly rooted in the laws of the Federation, as are the values of tolerance and respect. If you don’t share these values, stop following us. Discriminatory and racist comments have no place here and will be deleted accordingly. “We will take legal action against offensive content.”
Team cohesion, key factor
The German Under 17 team won their four World Cup games in Indonesia before facing Spain tomorrow and Herrmann, who was the best player against the United States, said today on the DFB website that the unity of the team was an important factor in the success so far.
“We are like a family and we support each other in every situation. We believe in ourselves every second and we don’t give up,” said Herrmann. “That can take us to the final and to the title.”
Source: La Verdad
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