Football stars Kroos, Upamecano appear in hard-hitting video against Internet hate


In the 1min 44sec clip, 14 players including stars such as Kroos (pic), RB Leipzig’s France defender Dayot Upamecano and Bayern Munich centre-back Niklas Suele read out hate messages they received on social media. — AFP

BERLIN: Bundesliga stars have taken part in a hard-hitting, multi-language video which draws attention to the problem of hate messages on social media platforms.

“Cyber bullying is a problem that affects our entire society,” said Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Toni Kroos, who took part in the video.

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