German pre-season friendly abandoned due to crowd racism
German pre-season friendly abandoned due to crowd racism
FILE PHOTO - Cottbus' Tolga Cigerci (L) gestures toward King Manu during the German 3rd Division (3. Liga) soccer match between Energie Cottbus and SV Wehen Wiesbaden at the LEAG Energie Stadium. A pre-season friendly between German second-division newcomers Energie Cottbus and fourth-tier Halle was abandoned on Saturday due to racist remarks from the crowd, as Cottbus player Manu was the subject of monkey noises and was verbal abuse by fans. Frank Hammerschmidt/dpaDPASat, Jul 11, 2026·1 min read