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German football fans respond with class after politician makes racist statement about Jerome Boateng

Published 14:51 29 May 2016 BST

Updated 14:52 29 May 2016 BST

Carl Kinsella
German football fans respond with class after politician makes racist statement about Jerome Boateng

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German politician Alexander Gauland has caused more than a slight stir with his recent remarks about German football Jerome Boateng.

Gauland, a proponent of anti-immigration sentiment and deputy chairman of the Alternative for Germany party, said of Boateng that while some people might appreciate his performance on the football field they would not want 'someone like him as a neighbour'. Boateng was born in Berlin in 1988, before the fall of the Berlin wall. His lineage is Ghanaian and his brother Kevin-Prince plays for the Ghanaian national team. Responding to the racist remark, German coach Joachim Low said: "It isn't the first time that we have been confronted by such remarks. They require no comment; such people discredit themselves on their own." The German people also responded with the hashtag #boatengmeinnachbar (Boateng My Neighbour) to highlight their disagreement with Gauland's views. https://twitter.com/kmaeske/status/736829458334748673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/bayerncentral/status/736903893544796160 https://twitter.com/Shukss_/status/736864911465275392 https://twitter.com/younqzaki/status/736857028266754049 https://twitter.com/kaigleissner/status/736818795705171968

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