Overview
- TuS Makkabi Köln alleges players were insulted with antisemitic slurs, spat on and assaulted during and after a 7:2 win over Nippes 78 II, including a reported punch from a spectator.
- Witek Krymalowski says the club filed a criminal complaint with the Cologne prosecutor and alerted the Fußball-Verband Mittelrhein’s sport court and NRW antisemitism commissioner.
- Nippes 78’s football head Cengiz Kirat denies witnessing antisemitic insults or post-match attacks, and the club’s board says it will interview players and review the incident internally.
- The district referred the case to the Mittelrhein association due to the severity of the allegations, and the referee was asked to submit a detailed report after the initial record noted only two yellow cards per side.
- Cologne prosecutors and the police state-protection unit reported no registered knowledge of the case at the time of reporting, as broader monitors cite a rise in antisemitic incidents and frequent underreporting in amateur football.