FIFA Investigating German Fans in Blackface, Neo-Nazi Sympathizer Who Ran onto Field

FIFA Investigating German Fans in Blackface, Neo-Nazi Sympathizer Who Ran onto Field

FIFA is investigating German fans who showed up Ghana in blackface and a neo-Nazi sympathizer who ran onto the field during the Ghana-Germany game over the weekend.

According to the Associated press, messages written on the man’s “chest and back included ‘HH’, signifying Heil Hitler, and ‘SS,’ referring to the Nazi paramilitary unit.

FIFA said both incidents are “currently being analyzed by the chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee.”

“We do not respect any discriminatory messages,” FIFA spokeswoman Delia Fischer said on Sunday, according to the Associated Press. “We are always taking any evidence or submissions to our disciplinary committee.”

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