Moroccan footballer Anwar El Ghazi has won his appeal lawsuit against the German club Mainz . The Federal Labor Court in Erfurt ruled that his dismissal was abusive, ordering the club to pay him 1.5 million euros in back pay.
A long legal battle between a Bundesliga club and one of its former players has just come to an end. The German courts have ruled in favor of Anwar El Ghazi , who contested the termination of his contract following his social media statements on Palestine.
Anwar El Ghazi , a Moroccan-origin football player playing for Cardiff City, has made public a hateful message received on social media.
Anwar El Ghazi announced on Friday on his social networks that he had won his legal battle against his former club, Mainz. The player of Moroccan origin, fired for having expressed his support for Palestine in the conflict in Gaza, has just received from the club an amount of 1.7 million euros as compensation.
Anwar El Ghazi and his former club, FSV Mainz 05, failed to reach an agreement during a mediation session in Mainz regarding the conflict over his dismissal at the end of last year.
The German football club Mainz fired the Dutch player of Moroccan origin Anwar El Ghazi for his pro-Palestinian posts on social media. Unhappy, he is contesting his dismissal in court.
The German football club Mainz has confirmed the dismissal of the player of Moroccan origin Anwar El Ghazi . This decision follows the footballer’s statements in support of Palestine, shared on social media on October 17.
Anwar El Ghazi was suspended by his club, FSV Mainz 05, after posting a pro-Palestinian message on Instagram. The player of Moroccan origin who, according to his club, had regretted his act, continues to maintain his statements.
Suspended for an indefinite period following a message supporting Palestine, Dutch player of Moroccan origin Anwar El Ghazi is back in Mainz. He should return to training and participate in the German club’s upcoming matches.
Unlike his compatriot Anwar El Ghazi , Moroccan international Noussair Mazraoui was not suspended by his club, Bayern Munich, for his support for Palestine, which continues its war against Israel.
After his suspension following a message supporting Palestine currently at war with Israel, the adventure of Dutch player of Moroccan origin Anwar El Ghazi at Mainz could come to an end. While his club asked him to apologize, he refuses and leaves Germany for the Netherlands.
Mainz 05 (Germany) has excluded Dutch striker Anwar El Ghazi from the team for what his club calls an "intolerable position" on the conflict between Israel and Palestine, after the footballer of Moroccan origin claimed that the Israeli state was committing "genocide" in the Gaza Strip.