Sweden Squad Say 'F*ck Racism' In Message To Trolls After Jimmy Durmaz Suffers Abuse
Sweden Squad Say 'F*ck Racism' In Message To Trolls After Jimmy Durmaz Suffers Abuse
JOSH LAWLESS in FOOTBALL
Last updated 6:37 PM, Sunday June 24 2018 GMT+1

Swedish players rallied together and delivered a defiant message to racist trolls who subjected Jimmy Durmaz to abuse after the Germany game.

The Toulouse player came on as a substitute with the scores at 1-1 in the 74th minute.


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He needlessly fouled Timo Werner to give away the free-kick that led to Toni Kroos scoring an outrageous last minute free-kick to get the Germans' first points on the board and keep their knockout qualification hopes alive.

Images: PA
Images: PA
Images: PA
Images: PA
As reported by the BBC, Durmaz, who was born in Sweden to Assyrian parents who had emigrated from Turkey, received threats on his Instagram almost straight after the costly error - with the Swedish FA saying they would report it to the place.



Today, the 29-year old gave a piece to camera and was joined by the whole Sweden squad, who said 'Fuck racism' to complete the message.

As quoted by the Guardian, his powerful statement read:

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