Germany terminates footballer Anwar El Ghazi over posts on Palestine

The German football club Mainz 05 has terminated the contract of Dutch forward Anwar El Ghazi over his social media posts, in which he declared his support for Palestine against Israel in the ongoing war.

In a statement issued on Friday, November 3, Mainz



said that they were “ending the contractual relationship with Anwar El Ghazi and terminated the player with immediate effect.”

Mainz also clarified that they were “taking this action in response to the player’s statements and posts on social media.”