Leipzig sorry for mistaken identity

RB Leipzig have apologised to the 20 Japanese football fans kicked out of their clash against Bayer Leverkusen after it was mistakenly believed they had coronavirus, according to The Sun.

Two separate supporters tweeted about the unsavoury incident in their 1-1 draw at the Red Bull Arena. One by the name of Taichi Hayashikawa wrote, “I attended the game against Bayer Leverkusen.

“I entered the game with no problem. However, after the game started, a security agent at the Red Bull Arena told that I could be infected with COVID-19 because I am Japanese.

“I was kicked out within the first 10 minutes of the game.”

German publication Bild claims that an entire tour group in Sector C was made to leave. Takeshi Yamakodo tweeted, “Due to coronavirus, Japanese group guests were evacuated in the Bundesliga game 15 minutes after the start.

“On the way home, a German security guard told me, ‘I’m sorry’.

The club have since released a statement apologising for what happened.

It read: “The security service was required to monitor groups of people from potential risk areas in accordance with the Robert Koch Institute’s recommendations for action.

“Unfortunately, in the specific case, due to the great uncertainty that we currently have on this subject, we made a mistake in interpreting our Japanese guests.

“We’re sorry about that.

“We are already trying to contact the people concerned and invite them to the next home game.”