FC Bayern Munich will not fine their player Nusair Mazraoui, after the Moroccan defender supported Palestine on social media.
The management of the German champion announced today that they had a detailed conversation with the 25-year-old footballer, who shared several posts on Instagram in support of the Palestinians and against terrorism, hatred and violence.
"Mazroui credibly convinced us that, as a peaceful person, he resolutely rejects terror and war. He never wanted to annoy us with his attitude," said Bayern CEO Jan-Kristijan Dresen.
"The Bayern football club condemns the Hamas attack on Israel," he added.
Bayern published a statement from its player.
"I condemn all terrorism and terrorist organizations," Mazraui said.
Bayern announced that it "supports the German Jewish community and is on the side of Israel and that nothing justifies the killing of children and families."
Mainz football club recently suspended their striker Anwar El Ghazi for social media posts regarding the Israel-Hamas war, and Nice did the same with their player Youssef Attal.
The clashes began with a surprise attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7.
At the beginning of the war, 3.785 people, mostly women, children and the elderly, were killed in the Gaza Strip. Almost 12.500 people were wounded, and it is believed that around 1.300 were buried in the rubble.
More than 1.400 people have been killed in Israel, most of them civilians, during Hamas incursions through the border fence. About 200 of them were kidnapped.
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