Saturday, January 16, 2021
"The bitterest thing in the whole evening"
Bayer's Tah accuses Union Berlin of racism
The late victory of Union Berlin over Leverkusen quickly fades into the background after the final whistle. Bayer professional Tah reports on racist statements against his team colleague Amiri. Accordingly, the term "shitty Afghan" should have fallen.
According to his teammate Jonathan Tah, the German national soccer player Nadiem Amiri from Bayer Leverkusen was insulted during the game at 1. FC Union Berlin. "There were discussions and then the term 'shitty Afghan' came up," said Tah on Friday evening after the 0-1 in the Bundesliga at the capital club at DAZN. "I want to say that here with all clarity that this does not belong here."
The statement on the pitch was "the bitterest thing about the whole evening," said defender Tah. "It doesn't work that way, I hope that somehow it has consequences." It is very bitter that Amiri was "insulted" because of the origin of his parents. Union press spokesman Christian Arbeit made it clear at the press conference that Union is fundamentally against racism. I apologize for that.
Berlin coach Urs Fischer tried to calm the angry Amiri on the field. If Amiri was insulted, he apologized for it, emphasized the Swiss. He did not notice it himself, but only something from "hearsay", said Fischer. He heard that words were said on both sides that "have no place on the football field".
After the final whistle of the game, it could be seen that there were discussions between the players from Berlin and Leverkusen on the field. Amiri's team-mate Kerem Demirbay said that he didn't want to comment on the scene out of respect for his opponents: "What is on the pitch stays on the pitch." Bayer coach Peter Bosz said that something like this should never happen on a football pitch.
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