LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Schalke midfielder Christopher Antwi-Adjei was whistled by Lokomotive 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 individual as the unnamed player warmed up at halftime during his team’s cup match at RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf. Fans and security quickly identified

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