2023-11-06 13:43:34
German Bundesliga club Mainz fired Dutch footballer Anwar El Ghazi for his pro-Palestinian post. The club has announced that the contract with the star is being canceled due to controversial posts on social media. The player was released by the team on Friday.
The star was suspended by the team for a post that was deleted earlier. The team took drastic measures when the player resumed training with the team on Monday and again took a pro-Palestinian stance. Ghazi said the loss of his job was nothing compared to the suffering of the people of Gaza.
In the context of the escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict, many reactions from the world of football have come out in recent days. Former world footballer Karim Benzema, former German superstar Mesut Ozil, Liverpool star Mohamed Salah and others came out to express solidarity with the Palestinians, while Arsenal star Oleksandr Zinchenko supported Israel.
German football club Bayern Munich have publicly announced that they are with Israel. Bayern player Nauser Mazroi, who took a pro-Palestinian stance on social media, was banned by the club and issued an ultimatum to the player not to post pro-Palestinian posts.
Algerian player Youssef Atal was suspended for seven matches by French club Nice for his pro-Palestinian stance. Philippe Diallo, the president of the French Football Association, came out publicly against the player.
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