Ribery's profanity-laced social media post prompts outrage


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Munich - Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany - December 22, 2018 Bayern Munich's Franck Ribery celebrates after the match REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has been fined by his club for an expletive-laced social media outburst over the weekend as outrage over his comments continued to grow on Monday.

Politicians in Germany waded into the controversy surrounding the 35-year-old French footballer after he launched a profanity-laden attack following a trip to a Dubai restaurant.

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