The image of German soccer player Jerome Boateng is printed on a Ferrero chocolate bar box in Berlin, Germany, May 25, 2016. The text at left reads 'Our soccer stars in childhood. So, recognised?' REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
BERLIN (Reuters) - Online debate raged in Germany on Wednesday after supporters of anti-Islam group Pegida criticised a confectioner's decision to print images of non-white football players on its chocolate bars instead of the usual picture of a blond-haired, blue-eyed boy.
Italian confectionery group Ferrero has temporarily changed the pictures on its 'Kinder Schokolade' (Children Chocolate) in Germany to celebrate the European Football Championship, which kicks off on June 10 in France.
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