“Shattered by this hatred” – club announces legal action over racist insults

FC Augsburg can't get past a 1-1 draw against 1. FC Union Berlin in the Bundesliga. In the hard-fought game, Union's Felix Uduokhai and Augsburg's Juma Bah each received a red card.

After the game, Bah was probably racially insulted in the worst possible way on Instagram because of the sending off. Augsburg's managing director Michael Ströll reacted immediately and published a screenshot of the hate message from Instagram user Julian Alvarado with his own reaction. Ströll also announced that the club would take legal action against the author of the message.

“We will consistently report the incident”

"Racism has a place at FC Augsburg and nowhere else. It is unbearable to read something like that and to insult one of our players in such a disgusting racist manner and even threaten him with death. Racism and hatred must not hide behind supposed anonymity," Ströll told "Bild". That's why he decided to make the post in question public: "The Internet is not a legal vacuum. We will not accept such behavior and will consistently report the incident. Juma Bah can be sure of the full support of the entire FCA."

The club released a statement that said, among other things: "We are shocked by this hatred. And we make it unmistakably clear: We will never accept, tolerate or simply accept such behavior!"