07 Feb 2020 08:36PMBERLIN: Jordan Torunarigha has lodged a complaint with police after the Germany Under-21 defender was allegedly subjected to racist abuse during a German Cup game at Schalke, his club Hertha Berlin confirmed Friday .
The visibly upset Torunarigha was sent off for a second yellow card during extra time in Hertha's 3-2 extra-time defeat on Tuesday after allegedly hearing monkey chants and other racist abuse in Gelsenkirchen.Hertha confirmed on Friday to AFP subsidiary SID that the 22-year-old has now lodged a complaint with Gelsenkirchen police.Police in Gelsenkirchen and the German Football Association had already started investigations.Advertisement"My parents were insulted.
Schalke have asked their fans for help finding the culprits, who are threatened with stadium bans and their membership cancelled, if they are club members. Former Schalke captain and 2014 World Cup winner Benedikt Hoewedes has said there can be no place for racism in German football. "One has to confront fans who are making monkey sounds - and yes, even stop a game when such shouts come from the stands," the 31-year-old wrote in a column for news portal t-online.de.
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