A new case of racism was displayed in German football, now against the 18-year-old US defender, who received insults in the Hannover 96 'B' game.
Bundesliga team, Hannover 96, exposed a new case of racism in German football after fans of VfB Lübeck attacked 18-year old American defender Chris Gloster, who currently plays for the 'B' team of the club.
According to the German team statement, during the fourth division match, the right-back received racist insults throughout the game, related to the color of his skin, many of the fans even call him 'monkey' on several occasions.
"Chris was sitting in the dressing room crying at the end of the match, he was massively insulted throughout the game, so we decided to report the case to the federation, as this crossed limits," said Michael Tarnat, director Hannover 96 youth teams.
Teammates support
After the racist attacks, Gloster teammates embraced and encouraged the US under 20 international, expressing their support to the defender on social networks, "Keep fighting brother, don't listen to the haters, say no to racism," wrote Leo AWinkauf, Hannover's goalkeeper.
Marvin Zimmermann and Tim Dierßen also sent support messages; "We support you, let them talk brother," or "Always with your head held high." Captain Niklas Tarnat wrote, "Let them talk; you are bigger and stronger than that."