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“I have the feeling that football has a great reach and a very great opportunity to speak out clearly against racism. I believe that when something like this happens, everyone should raise their voice. Football is a great opportunity to fight against it,” said the 25-year-old ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League round of 16 with Chelsea FC.
Values like “tolerance, respect, diversity are perfectly normal in football,” Kimmich said. His national team colleague Antonio Rüdiger of Chelsea FC had once again been the target of racist attacks over the weekend. He had expressed his despair afterwards.
“I hope racism has not won,” Kimmich said, “We must support Toni.”