Former Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has been sacked from Hertha Berlin’s supervisory board after referring to pundit Dennis Aogo as “a token black guy” in a WhatsApp message.
Lehmann, 51, who played for the Gunners from 2003-08 as well as a spell in 2011, and represented Germany 61 times, apologized on social media to Aogo, a former Hamburg and Schalke player who now works as a pundit for Sky Sports.
“In a private message from my mobile phone to Dennis Aogo, an impression was created for which I apologized in conversation with Dennis,” he wrote. “As a former national team player he is very knowledgeable and has a great presence.”
Hertha confirmed that Lehmann will no longer have a role with them. “Such statements in no way correspond to the values ​​for which Hertha BSC stands and actively campaigns,” the club’s president, Werner Gegenbauer, said. “We distance ourselves from any form of racism.”
Oh Jens, you utter muppet.
