Racism incidents in Germany are unacceptable: Infantino

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La Jornada Newspaper, Tuesday, August 19, 2025, p. a12

Zurich. FIFA President Gianni Infantino said two incidents of alleged racism marring German Cup matches were "unacceptable," while German police are investigating the incident.

Infantino spoke out the day after Schalke 04 left-back Christopher Antwi-Adjei said he had been subjected to racism in a match against Lokomotive Leipzig. He was booed by fans during the match after reporting the incident to the referees.

In another case, a Kaiserslautern substitute was subjected to racial abuse while warming up at RSV Eintracht, said the team's coach, who did not identify the victim.

Both incidents occurred when lower-league clubs hosted higher-ranking teams in first-round matches.

"It's unacceptable that this happened in two DFB-Pokal matches. Football has no place for racism or any form of discrimination," Infantino wrote on social media.

The president of football's governing body said that FIFA's Players' Voice Panel would be "in contact" with the German federation.

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“Everyone at FIFA, the Players' Voice Panel, and the entire football community stand firmly with all those affected by these events; we are committed to ensuring that players are respected and protected, and that competition organizers and law enforcement authorities take appropriate action,” he added.

Antwi-Adjei filed a complaint about the incident at Lokomotive Leipzig, and police are investigating, Schalke reported Sunday evening. At the RSV Eintracht match, fans and security quickly identified the suspected perpetrator, and supporters of both teams chanted "Nazis out," German news agency DPA reported.

The incidents in Germany occurred two days after Bournemouth striker Antoine Semenyo reported being racially abused by a spectator while playing for Liverpool. The match was briefly stopped while the referee spoke with the coaches and captains of both teams.

▲ Dominican Warming Bernabel celebrates the home run that broke his team's 10-game losing streak. AP Photo

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Denver. Dominican Warming Bernabel hit a game-winning single in the ninth inning, and the Colorado Rockies snapped a 10-game losing streak against the Dodgers, who fell 4-3.

Ezequiel Tovar started a comeback with a double that Teoscar Hernández, charging, couldn't handle. Bernabel followed with a Justin Wrobleski (4-5) cutter to center to bring Tovar home. The Venezuelan tied the game in the seventh with a solo home run.

The Rockies extended their winning streak to four games. With a 36-89 record, Colorado needs to win six of its final 37 games to avoid the 2024 Chicago White Sox's modern record of 121 losses.

Victor Vodnik (4-3) pitched a perfect ninth inning, including a strikeout of Dalton Rushing with Shohei Ohtani on reserve.

Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto surrendered leads twice and allowed three runs in seven innings, striking out six.

Meanwhile, Paul Skenes kept the American League's leading team relatively under control for six innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of errors by the Toronto Blue Jays to claim a 5-2 victory.

Evan Sisk (1-1) earned his first major league win with a scoreless seventh inning.

Alec Burleson went 3-for-4, including the go-ahead single in the seventh inning. The St. Louis Cardinals ended their five-game losing streak with an 8-3 victory over the Miami Marlins.

Mexican reliever Valente Bellozo pitched a complete inning without allowing any runs and striking out two, but that didn't prevent the Florida team from losing.

Jack Flaherty, meanwhile, struck out nine in seven scoreless innings as the Detroit Tigers blanked the Houston Astros 10-0.