Schalke's Christopher Antwi-Adjei takes a corner kick during the German soccer cup first round match between Lok Leipzig and FC Schalke 04 in Leipzig, Germany on Sunday.

Schalke midfielder Christopher Antwi-Adjei was whistled by Lokomotiv Leipzig supporters after he complained that he was subjected to racist abuse during the teams’ German Cup game on Sunday.

“Quite simply, it was racism. I think it has no place on a football field or generally in society,” Antwi-Adjei, who is Black, told Sky TV of the initial abuse. “I don’t want to repeat the words that were used, but it’s disappointing. I’m not the type to go home and cry, but still it’s disappointing that it happens on the field these days.”

Also Sunday, in Potsdam near Berlin, a Kaiserslautern substitute was racially abused by an in

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