The Austrian striker Marco Grüll (25) is Werder Bremen’s first summer signing and has already signed until 2027. He continues to celebrate success with his current club, SK Rapid Wien. Like the derby win on Sunday against FK Austria Wien (3-0).
But this is now being overshadowed by a video circulating online.
Shouting with homophobic fan chants
After the game there was a celebration with Rapid fans. There were also ex-St Pauli star Guido Burgstaller, who appeared as lead singer with a megaphone together with assistant coach Stefan Kulovits. Next to it, clearly visible in the video: striker Grüll.
It started with insults against the FK district. “Favoriten is the largest Hurns district”. Then it got really tasteless.
The fans, players and coach, shouted: “We are not poor violets”. Violets mean the purple opponents. The homophobic chants were filmed and then shared on the “X” platform.
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SK managing director Steffen Hoffmann had to apologize on Monday for insulting the Austrians as “assholes” using a megaphone. His words were not intended for the public and “despite all the rivalry, that was and is not appropriate.”
The Austrian Bundesliga club published a statement on Tuesday in which captain Burgstaller, on behalf of the players involved, apologized for the derailments.
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“Unfortunately we cannot undo this mistake. “In this way, we would like to clearly distance ourselves from any discrimination and homophobia and apologize to everyone who we have directly or indirectly offended through our behavior,” says the professional.
And further: “We are aware that we have a role model effect, and unfortunately we absolutely did not live up to this role with the action after the game.”
Grüll also shared the same wording statement on his Instagram channel as an apology for the incident. In a conversation with Werder, the attacker showed insight.
2024-02-27 12:18:46
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