Dear BVB fans, dear football community,

Our player Manuel Akanji was racially abused on Instagram after the big game against Bayern Munich last Saturday. For us, this isn't just another incident in these times of national and international hostility against football players from a variety of clubs and leagues. The actual extent of racist abuse in sport is probably much higher, but all too often these incidents go unnoticed by a wider public. 

We won't stop publicising these incidents. We will continue to protect affected players and fans and consistently fight against racism in football and wider society.

Borussia unites. Together against racism!

Those affected can contact our cooperation partner, the "BackUp" advice centre, at any time: homepage - www.backup-nrw.org or contact@backup-nrw.org or through telephone by calling +49 172-1045432.