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German media: The German national team will not punish Rudiger because he apologized afterwards; his appearance on the field is good

12:28pm, 30 April 2025【Football】

April 29 According to the Frankfurter Report, the German national team will criticize Rudiger, but will not punish him.

In the Copa del Rey final, Real Madrid defender Rudiger threw an ice bag at the referee and received a red card, and may face a long-term suspension in the future. There are also calls for the German national team to punish Rudiger, or even permanently fire Rudiger.

However, the Frankfurter Report revealed that the German national team will not punish Rudiger for this. This is considered that Rudiger has publicly apologized to the referee after the game, and Rudiger is also actively involved in social charity activities outside of football, and has UNICEF to help children and pay great attention to their image. In addition, Rudiger also took the initiative to call German national team director Woller and coach Nagelsmann to explain the matter and apologize. Ultimately, the German national team decided to criticize Rudiger but would not punish him.