Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann slammed German state broadcaster ARD for asking participants in a survey if they would prefer more white players in the national team.Nagelsmann agreed with midfielder Joshua Kimmich that it was “absolutely racist” and said it was “madness for a public broadcaster to ask such a question.”The poll of 1,304 randomly selected participants found 21% would prefer it if more players with white skin were playing for Die Mannschaft.Nagelsmann asked about the ARD survey: “Josh responded very well with a thoughtful statement yesterday. I just think the question is insane. I’m shocked that public broadcasters are asking such questions. I also think it’s racist. There are people in Europe who have to flee… pic.twitter.com/cUNAIXIIvu— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) June 2, 2024 “I thought about it briefly and I have the feeling that we need to wake up a bit,” Nagelsmann said at the team’s training camp for the upcoming European Championship. “There are people in Europe who’ve had to flee because of war, economic factors, environmental disasters, people who simply want to be taken in. We have to ask, what are we doing at the moment? We in Germany are doing very, very well, and when we say something like that, I think it’s crazy how we turn a blind eye and simply block out such things.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8136070##Nagelsmann agreed with Kimmich that he did not want to do without any of the players he nominated in his squad, which includes black players.”It’s good as it is,” Nagelsmann said. “We’re playing a European Championship for everyone in the country. And anyone who can play top football is invited to be a national player and give their all for their country. And that’s what we’re doing. And I hope I never have to read about such a (expletive) survey again.”Germany plays Ukraine on Monday in its first warmup game for the Euro 2024. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8136659##
