Football

Bayern apologize for offensive Banner

November 28, 2024 5:43 am

[Source: Reuters]

Bayern Munich have apologised to Paris St Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi after the German club’s fans displayed a banner that personally attacked him during Champions League game between the two teams at the Allianz Arena.

The banner questioned how Qatari Al-Khelaifi could be a club owner, a UEFA Executive Committee member, the chairman of the European Club Association and a television rights holder as beIN chairman.

It called him “plutocratic” and used an expletive.

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Bayern beat PSG 1-0 thanks to Kim Min-jae’s goal while the French side were reduced to 10 men when Ousmane Dembele was sent off just before the hour mark.