German soccer club Fortuna Dusseldorf got creative in disciplining midfielder Kerem Demirbay for sexist comments directed toward a ref.
The team assigned Demirbay to referee a local girls match, according to The Telegraph.
Posted by Fortuna Düsseldorf on Saturday, December 5, 2015
Dusseldorf, which plays in 2. Bundesliga, also fined Demirbay and could impose further punishment, according to The Telegraph:
Demirbay had already been sent off by referee Bibi Steinhau for a second bookable offence when he made the remarks, for which he also received a fine from his club.
The midfielder reportedly told Steinhaus that women have no place in men’s football and could face a ban of up to five games, according to his club.
Demirbay telephoned Steinhaus after the match and it is understood that she accepted his apologies.
Demirbay is a 22-year-old Turkish midfielder who has played for several teams in several Bundesliga divisions. He is currently on a year-long loan from Hamburger SV.
Dusseldorf gets points for creativity in their discipline, though maybe they could be taking some pretty offensive comments a little more seriously?