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Bayern defends Ancelotti over middle-finger gesture

BAYERN Munich has defended coach Carlo Ancelotti for raising his middle finger to Hertha Berlin fans after supposedly being spit at following a dramatic 1-1 draw in the Bundesliga.

Bayern says “basically we find the human reaction of Carlo Ancelotti with the gesture to be emotionally understandable after the nasty spitting attack”. Robert Lewandowski’s injury-time equalizer for Bayern on Saturday prompted altercations between Bayern and Hertha players in a heated atmosphere at the Olympic Stadium. The German soccer federation ended its probe into the matter after Ancelotti agreed to pay 5,000 euros (US$5,300) to its foundation for social work.

 




 

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