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Stadium announcer sacked for bias

The World Cup organisers were left red-faced on Saturday after admitting that the announcer for the Olympic Stadium in Berlin had been replaced after encouraging Germany in the quarterfinal.

DNA Web Team

Updated : Sep 18, 2017, 04:23 PM IST

BERLIN: The German World Cup organisers were left red-faced on Saturday after admitting that the announcer for the Olympic Stadium here had been replaced after encouraging Germany in the quarterfinal.

The German announcer had told the predominantly German crowd in the stadium in Berlin, "Ladies and Gentlemen, our team needs our support" during Germany's 4-2 win over Argentina in a penalty shootout, FIFA spokesman Markus Siegler said.

Stadium announcers at World Cup matches must remain neutral according to FIFA rules.

Siegler said: "We have said he must stop this. This is part and parcel of the principle of fairness and this cannot be accepted.

"The local organising committee has replaced him with immediate effect."

A spokesman for the local organising committee, Gerd Graus, said: "He will no longer have the microphone at the stadium.

"He has been the announcer at the Olympic Stadium for years but he was very excited because it was a very special match."

The World Cup final will take place in the Olympic Stadium on July 9.

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