CNN —Three Rapid Vienna soccer players were not selected for national team duty after video emerged of them taking part in post-match celebrations shouting homophobic chants with a selection of the crowd.
Guido Burgstaller, Marco Grüll and Niklas Hedl were seen, among others, chanting after the club defeated rivals Austria Vienna on February 25.
Austria’s men’s national team manager Ralf Rangnick said he left the trio out for the upcoming fixtures against Slovakia and Turkey after he and the coaching staff watched videos of the incident.
The deciding factor is what the behavior looks like.”Austria manager Ralf Rangnick has not selected the three players from the most recent national team squad.
Christian Hofer/Getty ImagesBurgstaller, Rapid Vienna’s club captain, issued an apology online for the “absolute misconduct.”“We bear full responsibility for what happened and deeply regret this action.
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Slovakia, Turkey, Austria