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Schalke Stay Top With 2–0 Win as Karius Exposes Vile Family Threats

The goalkeeper says he posted the messages to show that online abuse has crossed a line.

Overview

  • Schalke won 2–0 away at Fortuna Düsseldorf to consolidate first place in the 2. Bundesliga.
  • Loris Karius kept the team’s eighth clean sheet of the season and faced little danger during the match.
  • After the game, Karius shared Instagram screenshots of messages wishing death on his family, including his daughter.
  • He wrote that he usually ignores such senders but felt the posts were sad and far beyond acceptable behavior.
  • Karius’s family has been publicly visible in recent weeks, with his wife Diletta Leotta praising him after the prior win and their daughter born in August 2024.