Henrichs was “hit hard”
National player indicates Internet agitation
05/09/2023, 5:30 p.m
Soccer national player Benjamin Henrichs made hate messages against himself public after a cup game. As the professional from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig reports, he reports various messages – or clarifies things personally.
According to his own statements, national player Benjamin Henrichs has filed various reports because of hate messages against him. “Not against everyone. There is a certain level where you say it just comes with football. But when it’s too much…” said the RB Leipzig professional in an interview with YouTuber Bilal Kamarieh. “It was the first time I’d say it hit me hard. Less the news, but the voice messages, when you realize there are people behind them and not just fake profiles.” You can’t report everyone, then you would be busy with it every day.
After winning the cup quarter-finals against Borussia Dortmund in early April, Henrichs was racist and anti-Semitic and partially published the messages to him. The defender, whose father is from Germany and his mother from Ghana, was also wished for injuries. At the time, Henrichs reserved the right to take legal action.
Most recently, Henrichs had received hate mail again after the victory in Freiburg. According to his own statements, the 26-year-old found the sender and confronted his father. He apologized to Henrichs for his underage son. Then, according to Henrichs, the 16-year-old son called the RB professional himself and also apologized.
The internationals Thomas Müller, Leroy Sané and Leon Goretzka had previously drawn attention to the problem of hate comments on the Internet in an unusual campaign. In a video published on various social media channels, the FC Bayern Munich pros read real insults and insults from Internet users: “Better shut up your unqualified mouth”. “It used to be Mia San Mia, now only foreigners”. “I spit on you, you freaks”. “May your team bus burn, you losers” were just some of the messages.