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German football team threatens legal action against own fans after antisemitic chants

Chants made by the Chemnitzer FC fans included classic antisemitic tropes

August 27, 2019 12:05
Fans of ahead of a 3. Liga match involving Chemnitzer FC last month
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A German football club is threatening legal action against its own fans after antisemitic and racist chants were heard at a Munich away game on Saturday.

Chemnitzer FC, which plays in the German third division, issued a statement on Saturday evening justifying their legal threat, saying the club “utterly rejects” the chanting from the away end during the second half of the match against Bayern Munich's second team.

According to the same statement, fans called the club's sporting director Thomas Sobotzik a “Jewish pig” and unfurled a banner reading: “We won’t let ourselves be blackmailed!”

Fans also chanted: “At least Daniel Frahn is not a negro.”

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