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Because of racist insults: DFB bans Saarbrücker football professional Erdmann for eight weeks

2021-09-13T16:09:37.738Z


He is said to have racially insulted a black opponent - now Dennis Erdmann has been punished. He himself denies the allegations, but the DFB does not believe in a plot.


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Professional soccer player Dennis Erdmann

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The DFB sports court has suspended Dennis Erdmann from 1. FC Saarbrücken for a total of eight weeks because of racist statements in the game of the 3rd soccer league against 1. FC Magdeburg. The 30-year-old defender has already played two games. In addition, according to the judgment, he has to pay a fine of 3,000 euros. A spokesman for his association announced that he would appeal. At the same time, the club wants to have the ban lifted until a hearing before the DFB Federal Court.

"As a result of the taking of evidence, the sports court is convinced that the player has made the following remarks in the direction of the Magdeburg professional Sirlord Conteh: He should paddle home with his parents," said the deputy chairman of the sports court, Stephan Oberholz.

He also insulted him at least once with the N word.


In addition to Condé, his Magdeburg teammates Baris Atik, Sirlord Conteh and Leon Bell Bell confirmed the allegations against Erdmann on the first day of the trial.

In contrast, the Saarbrücken players Adriano Grimaldi, Alexander Groiß and Luca Kerber, who had been invited as witnesses, as well as captain Manuel Zeitz, who was on the phone because of an illness, said that they had not heard any racist remarks from Erdmann during the game on August 25th.

Erdmann rejected the allegations again on the second day of the trial.

“It wasn't an easy week and a half.

It is still not easy for me to go to bed in the evening, "he said and assured the sports court:" You saw that I am not a type who distinguishes between skin colors. "

The sports court came to a different conclusion.

“For us, the allegations have been confirmed in the evidence.

The fact that the referee or other Saarbrücken players did not notice the statements made by player Erdmann does not mean that they did not fall, "said Oberholz:" There is no evidence of deliberate false statements by all Magdeburg witnesses and a plot against Dennis Erdmann. "

According to Oberholz, the DFB “basically does not tolerate any form of racism and discrimination in its seats and shows a clear edge here.

Therefore a severe punishment had to be pronounced «.

mon / dpa / sid

Source: spiegel

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