Leipzig defender Benjamin Henrichs has printed hateful messages, together with racist abuse, that he acquired on Instagram following his staff’s 2-0 win over Borussia Dortmund within the German Cup.
Henrichs posted a video on TikTok on Thursday by which he referred to Wednesday’s victory and says “I’ll show you what my DMs look like,” earlier than displaying a sequence of messages of threats and abuse in opposition to him and his household.
One message had solely monkey emojis, one other known as him the N-word, whereas one other threatened to “find you and your family.”
The 26-year-old Henrichs, who’s Black, was born in Germany and has made seven appearances for the nation’s nationwide soccer staff.
“We live in a society where everyone on the internet can spread hate and racism,” Henrichs wrote in German with a hashtag that means “unfortunate truth.”
Leipzig additionally denounced the abuse.
“Leipzig condemns any form of racism, condemns antisemitism and does not tolerate any form of discrimination,” the membership stated.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com