Germany walk off in Olympics warm-up after alleged racist abuse

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Lewis Ambrose·17 July 2021

Germany walk off in Olympics warm-up after alleged racist abuse

The football team set to represent Germany at the Olympics have walked off during a pre-tournament friendly after alleged racist abuse.

Germany were drawing 1-1 with Honduras with five minutes remaining when the players decided to leave the pitch. According to the nation’s official Twitter account, defender Jordan Torunarigha was racially abused in the behind-closed-doors match.

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ℹ️ The game has ended 5 minutes early with the score at 1-1. The Germany players left the pitch after Jordan Torunarigha was racially abused. #WirfuerD #Tokyo2020
– Saturday, 17 July 2021

Torunarigha, who plays for Hertha BSC, has been the recipient of racist abuse before, leaving the pitch in tears after insults came from Schalke fans in a DFB Pokal match in early 2020.