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Ivory Coast Coach Calls Schweinsteiger’s Remarks Racist

6/26/2026

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Emerse Faé (Ivory Coast coach) condemned Bastian Schweinsteiger’s (former Germany midfielder) remarks as racist after the 2-0 win over Curaçao.
Schweinsteiger said on ARD that African football is “a bit wild, a bit unorthodox … not so conditioned by tactics.”
Kick It Out, Philipp Awounou and Patrick Schnitzler labeled the comments racist.
Jürgen Klopp (former Liverpool manager) declined to comment on the controversy.

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Emerse Faé (Ivory Coast coach) condemned Bastian Schweinsteiger’s (former Germany midfielder) remarks as racist after the 2-0 win over Curaçao.
Schweinsteiger said on ARD that African football is “a bit wild, a bit unorthodox … not so conditioned by tactics.”
Kick It Out, Philipp Awounou and Patrick Schnitzler labeled the comments racist.
Jürgen Klopp (former Liverpool manager) declined to comment on the controversy.