Focus

Football player El Ghazi suing Mainz for his dismissal over pro-Palestine social media post

16 Nov 2023 12:00pm
Anwar El Ghazi - AFP Photo
Anwar El Ghazi - AFP Photo
ANKARA - Anwar El Ghazi, a Dutch winger of Moroccan descent, has taken legal action against Mainz 05 for being dismissed by the German club over a pro-Palestine social media post, Anadolu Agency cited a German media report Wednesday.

Bild reported that El Ghazi, 28, is suing Mainz after the German Bundesliga club terminated his contract earlier in November following a post on his Instagram story in which he expressed his support for the Palestinian people amid the Israel war on Gaza.

Mainz first suspended and then warned El Ghazi over the "River to the sea" phrase on his Instagram.

"From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" is a Palestinian slogan that refers to the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

El Ghazi has been a free agent after he was released by Mainz on Nov 3 for "statements and posts on social media."

He later responded to the termination of his contract on X, writing "Stand for what is right, even if it means standing alone."

"The loss of my livelihood is nothing when compared to the hell being unleashed on innocent and vulnerable in Gaza," said the former Dutch international.

Before Mainz, El Ghazi played for Dutch club Ajax and PSV Eindhoven, England's Aston Villa and Everton, and France's Lille. - BERNAMA

Related Articles:
Anwar El Ghazi
Dutch winger
pro Palestine
More Like This
Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva
Photo for illustrative purposes only - Canva
World Health warning issued over flesh-eating ulcer in Southeast Australian state
The Department of Health in Victoria on Friday said that cases of Buruli ulcer are spreading across the state, including in inner Melbourne.
Donald Trump's transition team is pushing to pull the United States out of the WHO on the first day of the new administration, according to experts who warn of the "catastrophic" impact it would have on global health, the Financial Times reported. - Photo: XINHUA
Donald Trump's transition team is pushing to pull the United States out of the WHO on the first day of the new administration, according to experts who warn of the "catastrophic" impact it would have on global health, the Financial Times reported. - Photo: XINHUA
World US withdrawal from WHO would be 'catastrophic' - Expert
Members of Trump's team told experts of their intention to announce withdrawal from the global health body on the president-elect's Jan 20 inauguration, noting that the departure would remove WHO's biggest source of funds, damaging its ability to respond to public health crises such...
Photo: X/@SZakzakyOffice
Photo: X/@SZakzakyOffice
World Mass pre-Christmas food crushes 67 lives in Nigeria
The death toll from a crush in Okija in the southeastern state of Anambra had risen to 22 from a previously reported 13.
No Image Caption
World US egg prices soar to yearly high amid bird flu, holiday demand
National wholesale prices for large eggs reached 4.07 U.S. dollars per dozen on Friday, marking a dramatic increase from 1.1 dollars early this year, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture.