Overview
- Raum posted screenshots of direct messages on Instagram that included the line “your parents should have aborted you” and homophobic insults.
- The messages came from an account displayed as “NuR DiE AfD,” which was visible in the image he shared to roughly 224,000 followers.
- The disclosure followed a standout international window in which Raum scored a free kick versus Luxembourg and assisted the winner against Northern Ireland.
- Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann praised Raum as “an emotional leader,” saying the team needs his intensity and commitment.
- Similar public disclosures by RB Leipzig teammates Benjamin Henrichs and Lois Openda have been reported, and there is no public indication Raum has filed a complaint.