German MP apologises for Euro 2024 skin colour post

Katrin Göring-Eckardt said her post which praised the team's diversity was badly phrased.

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Green MP Katrin Göring-Eckardt, who is also the deputy leader of the German federal parliament, appeared to be referring to a recent survey that found 21% of respondents would prefer to see more white people in Germany's squad.

"This team is truly exceptional. Just imagine if there were only white German players," she wrote after Germany beat Hungary 2-0 in the Euro 2024 tournament. She also added three rainbow emojis.

But after criticism on social media, including from fellow MPs, Ms Göring-Eckardt deleted the post and apologised for the way it was phrased.

She later took to X, formerly Twitter, again to explain herself.

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