Death threats and fantasies of violence: “Do it like Enke!” - football professionals read out hate messages

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Money, fame, attention - this is the reality of many football professionals.

Comforts that also have their downsides.

If the performance is not right, many people face uninhibited hatred.

Especially in social networks.

14 professionals are now making some of these comments public.

They read out death threats and violent fantasies in a 104-second video, written on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.

Including Toni Kroos from Real Madrid, Dayot Upamecano from RB Leipzig and Niklas Süle from FC Bayern.

The Cologne goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler, once under contract with Hannover 96, got the following to read, for example: “Do the Enke and throw yourself in front of the train.

We know where you live, where your kids go to daycare. "

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Kroos (reads the sentence “Die in Hell”) says about the campaign: “Cyberbullying is a problem that affects our entire society.

What some people allow themselves behind anonymous profiles is well below the belt, sometimes even in the criminal area. "

His demand: “Those responsible for social media must find a way to abolish anonymity on the Internet.

Everyone who has a profile should show their face, and it should be recognizable who is behind it.

Bullying anonymously should no longer be possible.

And whoever sows hatred must be punished.

Opinion is okay, but hate is not an opinion. "

"If they delete their profiles, the agitators will concern their families"

All 14 players are under contract with the agency “SPORTS360” from player consultant Volker Struth, who had the idea for the clip produced by “Signature Studios”.

“The players we support are constantly confronted with this hatred on the net.

They are insulted and threatened, "says Struth:" And if they delete their profiles, the agitators attack their families.

The corona pandemic has made the online hatred even worse. "

Stirring up hatred on the internet is not a stupid-boy prank, Struth continues: “It is a crime that far too often remains without consequences.

Nobody should just put up with this hatred.

The penal code also applies online.

We want to illustrate the extent of this with this campaign.

And use the prominence and reach of the players to draw attention to this social problem. "