Hamburg defender Toni Leistner landed himself in trouble as he clashed with fans in the stands during a German Cup match with Dynamo Dresden.
Dresden defeated Hamburg 4-1 on Monday in front of 10,053 fans, which was the biggest attendance at a German football game since coronavirus restrictions began in March.
Yannick Stark scored in the third minute for Dresden’s earliest German Cup goal yet, and Robin Becker and Christoph Daferner added two more.
Amadou Onana scored late for Hamburg, but Sebastian Mai replied with a penalty in injury time for Dresden.
However, the major talking point was off the pitch as Leistner jumped into the stand and shoved a Dresden fan after what he told Sky TV were "massive insults" against his family. Objects continued to rain down on him before he broke off the interview. Leistner was born in Dresden and has played for the team.
He later wrote on Instagram that the remarks against his family, partner and daughter were “under the belt”.
He apologised and promised to never again react the way he did, “regardless what insults are thrown at me”.
Dresden said on Twitter: “Toni Leistner is a Dresden boy whose heart is in the right place.”
Dresden were relegated from the second division last season after the team was forced to quarantine following coronavirus infections.
Dresden were already bottom of the division and could not resume with the rest of the league in May, further disadvantaging the side’s survival hopes.
Hamburg stayed in the second division. The former Bundesliga heavyweights have high hopes of finally returning under new coach Daniel Thioune, who no longer needs to worry about competing in the cup.
One in nine do not have enough to eat
Created in 1961, the World Food Programme is pledged to fight hunger worldwide as well as providing emergency food assistance in a crisis.
One of the organisation’s goals is the Zero Hunger Pledge, adopted by the international community in 2015 as one of the 17 Sustainable Goals for Sustainable Development, to end world hunger by 2030.
The WFP, a branch of the United Nations, is funded by voluntary donations from governments, businesses and private donations.
Almost two thirds of its operations currently take place in conflict zones, where it is calculated that people are more than three times likely to suffer from malnutrition than in peaceful countries.
It is currently estimated that one in nine people globally do not have enough to eat.
On any one day, the WFP estimates that it has 5,000 lorries, 20 ships and 70 aircraft on the move.
Outside emergencies, the WFP provides school meals to up to 25 million children in 63 countries, while working with communities to improve nutrition. Where possible, it buys supplies from developing countries to cut down transport cost and boost local economies.
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