The disciplinary board of the DFB (Deutsche Fussball Bund) are set to take action over an outburst from Stuttgart striker Mario Gomez aimed at Karlsruhe defender Maik Franz.
Straight after the derby match yesterday, which Stuttgart won 3-1, Gomez verbally attacked Franz in an interview on German TV channel Premiere.
“Normally I respect every opponent. But this arsehole…he is quite simply an unfair sportsman” Gomez ranted.
“He plays unfair and that is known all over the league. But he is still protected by the referees.”
German international striker Gomez scored his 11th goal of the season in the fifth minute to set the Swabians on the way to a 3-1 win over their fierce local rivals. The two players were involved in a constant battle all afternoon at the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion before Gomez was substituted in the 78th minute.
A few hours after the game when he had had time to calm down and his adrenalin levels had dropped, the VfB striker was sticking to his guns.
“I stand by what I said, it is the truth and nothing but the truth. To talk anymore about it would be a waste of time” he explained.
Franz responded by saying it was all just part and parcel of the game. “Mario is a good player, but everything else needs improvement. I am not going to sink to that level.
“The game was fully normal, it was just a hot-blooded derby.”
The DFB will decide in the coming days as to whether Mario Gomez has any charges to answer for his outburst.
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