Soccer-Germany walk off in friendly after alleged racist abuse

  • 7/17/2021
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July 17 (Reuters) - The German men"s Olympic soccer team left the pitch five minutes before the end of their warm-up game against Honduras in Wakayama, Japan on Saturday after defender Jordan Torunarigha was allegedly racially abused. The game, played behind closed doors in three 30-minute periods, was tied at 1-1 at the time of the incident, which the Honduras national team said was a misunderstanding. "The game has ended 5 minutes early with the score at 1-1. The Germany players left the pitch after Jordan Torunarigha was racially abused," the national team said on Twitter. Germany"s Olympic soccer coach and former international Stefan Kuntz added: "When one of our players is racially abused, playing on is not an option." Germany begin their Olympic Group D campaign against Brazil on July 22, while Honduras will take on Romania in their Group B opener.

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