During the DFB bankruptcy against England, a crying German girl was cheered. It was hostile on the net. A Briton started a fundraiser because of this.
During the defeat of the German national team in the European Championship round of 16 against England (0-2), a picture captured by the TV cameras made the rounds. This showed a crying little girl who was dismayed about the departure of the Germans. A Briton has now started a fundraising campaign for the girl.
After the game, the crying girl was shown on TV and on stadium screens. Then many English fans cheered. Subsequently, the picture of the girl went viral on the Internet. It was shared on social media with sometimes very insulting and aggressive comments with references to the Second World War. Many Britons had condemned it sharply, including former English footballers Gary Lineker and Stan Collymore.
Fundraising campaign has brought in just under £ 8,000 so far
Collymore, a former Three Lions international, shared some of the hurtful posts on his Twitter channel, expressing his lack of understanding for this form of malice. England icon Gary Lineker was also stunned. “Absolutely disgusting, vile xenophobia,” he posted.
In order to counteract the hatred, the Briton Joal Hughes therefore initiated a fundraising campaign for the girl. A fundraising campaign has raised almost 8,000 pounds so far, the original goal of 500 pounds being exceeded by far after a short time. The donor wrote: “We want to show that not everyone in Great Britain is terrible.”
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