Players from TuS Makkabi, a youth under-17 soccer team in Berlin, were reportedly chased and assaulted on Thursday after playing against DJK Schwarz-Weiß Neukölln, according to international media reports.
Players from the opposing team reportedly yelled “Free Palestine” at the Jewish team, one of the player’s fathers told the media.
The children were also allegedly spat at repeatedly, and the father claimed the referee failed to intervene.
Schwarz-Weiss Neukölln promised to throw out the youth involved in the incident, according to The Telegraph.
The “incidents like this don’t belong on soccer pitches – and certainly not on ours,” a spokesperson said.
A fan of the team, wearing a scarf representing the team, was in a cafe when he was reportedly punched in the face after being asked if he was Jewish.
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