After allegedly causing racist abuse in Germany, Liverpool Under-19s have received praise for making a powerful statement.
Following a Saturday event in Germany, Liverpool Under-19s have received praise for making a powerful affirmation against racism.
The young Red stars walked off during a match against Eintracht Frankfurt after one of the European team's people was alleged to have used a racist attack.
One of the Reds ' people apparently heard a racist slur from one of his critics while playing in a game in the German town of Schwabisch Hall.
After the event, which was reported by European paper BILD, Liverpool's people walked off the pitch.
The match was abandoned with the results at 1-1 and the European part were awarded a 3-0 succeed.
Liverpool's players have been praised online for their reaction, but Eintracht have claimed that it was all a misunderstanding, and that the word used was 'digga' ( which means "bro" or "dude" in German youth slang ).
Eintracht having director Timmo Hardung insisted that his team's player had been misheard and told BILD:" We you act out prejudice. "
By way of argument, he added:" After assessment, our player confirmed that he had used the term 'digga', which is prevalent in children jargon, in the course of a regular activity. This speech is, without a doubt, accurate.
" We can act out prejudice, it is a language issue and we consequently hope that we have furthermore cleared up the mistake with the people concerned and those concerned at Liverpool FC. "
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