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Gladbach striker Marcus Thuram hit ÖFB star Stefan Posch in the face. Now you have to pay a fine and it is prohibited for a long time.
The scene was shocking. She was disgusting. During the match between Borussia Mönchengladbach and Hoffenheim, Gladbach player Marcus Thuram spat his opponent, ÖFB team player Stefan Posch, in the face and saw the red card (79th). After a duel, the two met in the final phase, facing each other face to face. The result: Gladbach lost the game 1: 2.
Official sanction for the attack of disgust followed on Monday. The DFB sports court seized his attack with saliva and banned the Gladbach striker for a long time. According to the DFB, Thuram has to suspend six games in all competitions, starting with the DFB Cup second round match at regional league club SV Elversberg on Tuesday. Because the sixth game is suspended until December 21, 2021, Stefan Lainer and Valentino Lazaro’s partner will be eligible to play again on January 22 against Borussia Dortmund. In addition, you have to pay a fine of 40,000 euros.
Gladbach had already agreed to an internal penalty of one month’s salary on the weekend. That should be around 150,000 euros. In total, the Frenchman must pay 190,000 euros.
Thuram apologizes, teammates are angry
Thuram himself spoke hours after the spitting scandal. He commented on his action via social media, writing: “I misbehaved with an opponent. It was an accident and it wasn’t really intentional. I apologize to everyone, to Stefan Posch, to my opponents, to my teammates, to mine”. Family and everyone who saw my reaction. “
And the teammates and coach Marco Rose? They also spoke shortly after the game. Rose found clear words in her first post-game statement. “I would like to apologize on behalf of the whole club. It just does not belong on the football field. It goes far beyond the borders. The fuses have blown,” said the coach at the press conference. And: “Of course I also have to say that he’s actually a good boy.” He comes from a very good family, is well educated and has good manners.
Meanwhile, Thuram’s companions found clearer words. ÖFB star Lazaro described the spitting scandal as a “broken neck.” Christoph Kramer said: “This is action, the fuses have blown for him. That, of course, should never happen to him. He can’t excuse it.”
And Kramer is probably right about that. The DFB had no choice but to ban Thuram for a long time after his spit attack. Even if Thuram apologized and Gladbach’s sporting director Max Eberl claimed over the weekend that Marcus Thuram spat “not on purpose” but “unintentionally”. An excuse that the DFB judges did not accept.
The Gladbach people really tried everything. On Sunday it emerged that Borussia Mönchengladbach had imposed an internal club penalty on their striker for the amount of a month’s salary (around 150,000 euros). “I had a long conversation with Marcus this morning, in which he again apologized to me and therefore to the club for his behavior,” Eberl said. And: “We have known Marcus for almost two years, we know his surroundings, we know his parents’ house, and none of this fits with what happened yesterday.”
Thuram, 23, was devastated. “He has credibly assured me that he did not deliberately spit at Stefan Posch. He told me that during a dispute with Stefan Posch he cursed in French several times and spit involuntarily in the course of the verbiage and with great enthusiasm,” Gladbachs said. The sports director continues.
