Overview

• Nadiem Amiri published racist Instagram messages following Mainz’s win in Dresden, and teammate Arnaud Nordin was also targeted online; the club said it will pursue legal action.
• Schalke’s Christopher Antwi-Adjei reported being abused with the N-word during the match at Lok Leipzig, prompting a stoppage; he filed a complaint as the club later apologized.
• At RSV Eintracht Stahnsdorf vs. Kaiserslautern, spectators and stewards identified a suspected offender after a Lautern substitute was racially insulted, with both fan groups chanting “Nazis raus”.
• Rot-Weiss Essen said Kelsey Owusu received racist comments on the club’s Instagram after a foul against Borussia Dortmund, leading the team to switch off comments.
• The DFB control committee and local police are reviewing multiple cases, while FIFA said it will monitor the DFB’s handling and ROOTS pressed for systemic reforms.