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Former Arsenal goalkeeper, Jens Lehmann has been sacked from Hertha Berlin’s supervisory board after referring to German television pundit Dennis Aogo as “a token black guy” in a WhatsApp message, Sky News reports.
Lehmann appeared to accidentally send a message to former German international Dennis Aogo which read: “Is Dennis actually your Quotenschwarzer (token black guy)?”
Aogo posted a screenshot of the message on Instagram with the caption: “Wow, are you serious? This message was probably not meant for me.”
The former Arsenal goalkeeper was sacked by Hertha Berlin on Wednesday, May 5, in a statement released by the club’s president, Werner Gegenbauer, which read: “Such statements are in no way representative of the values that Hertha BSC stands for. We distance ourselves from all forms of racism and welcome the action taken by TENNOR Holding.”
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Lehmann sacked by Hertha for quota black guy message sent to TV pundit
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Jens Lehmann has been sacked by Hertha Berlin for sending an offensive message to former Germany international Dennis Aogo.
Aogo, who is a television analyst for Sky TV in Germany, posted a screenshot of the message from the ex-Arsenal and Germany goalkeeper on Instagram and wrote: Wow you re serious? The message was probably not for me.
Lehmann, who had been working with the Bundesliga club as a consultant, has apologised to Aogo and posted a message on Twitter by way of explanation. A private message sent from my phone to Dennis Aogo gave off an impression, for which I have apologised in conversation with Dennis. he wrote.
BERLIN (AP) Former Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was removed from Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin s supervisory board on Wednesday after sending a racist text message to a Black former player.
Dennis Aogo published a screenshot of Lehmann s WhatsApp message asking whether Aogo was “actually your quota Black person.” Aogo, a former Germany player, was working for broadcaster Sky covering the Champions League semifinal game between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.
“WOW are you serious?” Aogo wrote on Instagram. “This message was probably not meant for me.”
Lehmann said on Twitter that he apologized to Aogo for the “impression” given by the message. He added that Aogo was “knowledgeable” in his work as a TV analyst and said he raised Sky s share or “quota” of the ratings.