A survey commissioned by German public television asking about the presence of enough white German players in the national team caused an uproar in the country and was described as “racist”.
“The question itself seems crazy to me, that we ask a question like that on public television,” he said this Sunday in a press conference before Monday’s game against Ukraine the national coach, Julian Nagelsmann.
“I was surprised. I see it the same, that it is racist. I have the feeling that we have to wake up once and for all,” he said, when asked about it and added that the team plays for “the whole country . “
“I hope I don’t have to read anything about such silly polls,” he said.
It’s this Saturday Joshua Kimmich defender on the German national team, harshly criticized the survey, calling it “absolutely racist.”
“Really, football is an example of how you can unite different countries, different skin colors, different religions. That’s what we’re all about in the national team,” he said.
The survey, commissioned by the public broadcaster WDR for a documentary, it was found that two-thirds of those interviewed agreed that the national team would have many players with roots in other countries.
However, one in five said they would think it would be better if there were more white players.
Meanwhile, the network defended the conduct of the survey.
“We ourselves are disturbed because the results are what they are, but they are an expression of the current situation in society in Germany now,” said the head of sports of WDR, Karl Valksin media statements.
Source: La Verdad
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