Overview

• Christopher Antwi-Adjei filed a formal complaint and local police began probing alleged racist chants by Lokomotive Leipzig fans that disrupted play in the 13th minute of the Schalke match.
• The DFB supervisory committee has opened disciplinary inquiries against both Schalke and Lokomotive Leipzig to determine potential club sanctions.
• FIFA President Gianni Infantino called the reported abuse unacceptable and pledged cooperation between FIFA’s players’ panel and German authorities on anti-racism efforts.
• Lokomotive Leipzig’s spokesman said on-site staff and match officials reported no confirmation of the alleged insults, a stance drawing renewed scrutiny given the club’s history with right-wing-linked fan groups.
• In a separate first-round tie at Eintracht Stahnsdorf, a Kaiserslautern substitute alleged racial abuse on the sideline and stadium security swiftly helped identify a suspected offender.