Eintracht Frankfurt issue statement denying U19s player used racial slur against Liverpool player as match abandoned
Liverpool and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Under-19s match was abandoned after a Frankfurt player was accused of using a racial slur against one the Reds' players.
The sides played each other on Saturday afternoon as part of a youth football tournament in south Germany, with the score 1-1 when the game was halted.
The incident led Liverpool players to refuse to play, and they subsequently leaving the pitch soon after.
According to Bild, an unnamed Liverpool player accused one of his opponents of using a racist term.
However, Frankfurt claim the word used by their player was in fact the slang word ‘digga’.
Sports director Timmo Hardung told the German outlet: "Our entire NLZ is like Eintracht Frankfurt, multicultural and we have clear values that we live by and constantly demand.
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“Racism has no place here, but we still take such an accusation seriously."
He continued: "After consultation, our player confirmed that he had used the word 'digga', which is common in youth slang, during a normal game.
“We have no doubt that this statement is correct.
“We can rule out racism, it is a linguistic issue and we therefore hope that we have also cleared up the misunderstanding with the players concerned and those responsible at Liverpool FC."
Bild also state it remains unclear whether Liverpool intends to press charges at the time of writing.