Wolfsburburg’s striker Kevin Behrens told a fan: “I won’t sign that kind of gay shit.”
Wolfsburg have disciplined striker Kevin Behrens over claims he refused to autograph a jersey featuring a rainbow logo and proclaimed: “I won’t sign that kind of gay shit.”
Behrens, who has one cap for Germany, also apologised, saying in a statement: “My spontaneous comments were absolutely not okay.” He remained part of a Wolfsburg squad led by former Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl and was on the bench for their 3-1 win at Bochum on Saturday.Wolfsburg, who began using jerseys featuring rainbow motifs five years ago to show their “support for diversity”, said in a statement: “During an internal meeting, statements were made that were not in line with VfL Wolfsburg’s stance. The incident was immediately dealt with internally.
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