MUNICH, Germany : Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann on Sunday said a poll ordered by German broadcaster ARD that asked about the colour of national team players' skin was racist, and said he was stunned it was even conducted.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Germany Press Conference - Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld, Jena, Germany - May 27, 2024 Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann during the press conference REUTERS/Karina Hessland/File PhotoMUNICH, Germany : Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann on Sunday said a poll ordered by German broadcaster ARD that asked about the colour of national team players' skin was racist, and said he was stunned it was even conducted.
The broadcaster said a reporter working on an ARD documentary on football and diversity was repeatedly confronted with statements about the make-up of the team during the making of the documentary."I was shocked that such questions are asked and people actually answer," Nagelsmann said. "In Germany we are living well and we tend to shut out these things. A football team can be a role model of how to unite different cultures, religious backgrounds and skin colour.
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