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Schalke Kicks Out Barkok for Slinging Online Insults
Yo, here's the deal about Aymen Barkok, the occasional troublemaker on Schalke's squad. The dude's been kicked off the team temporary-style, following a disgusting slander he hurled at a fan via the internet. This straightforward news came out during a training session chat with media by Schalke's sporting director, Youri Mulder[1].
He straight-up sent Barkok packing, as Mulder put it. "That ain't Schalke's act," Mulder declared, stressing the club's commitment to normal conduct. "We're about decent behavior. Had a chat with Barkok," Mulder added, yet he evaded giving a clear duration for the ban: "He won't be here for the next couple of days."
Before this latest controversy, Barkok, a 26-year-old newcomer to Schalke[2], previously apologized publicly for his blunder. "Shout out to all Schalke fans, and most importantly, the fan I directly targeted. What I said was dumb. Mortified of it," he posted on Instagram[1].
The ordeal started after Schalke lost to 1. FC Kaiserslautern, with Barkok sitting on the bench the whole game, and one of the fansmashed his post-game pic of his boots with the caption "Error-free". The fan called him out for posting something insensitive after a loss, and Barkok, not knowing when to shut up, fired back[3].
Barkok's future at Schalke after the summer doesn't seem so bright now, and this episode won't help. Truth be told, the Moroccan national player's tenure at Schalke hasn't been all roses for either party in terms of sports performance[2].
- Schalke
- Bundesliga
- Youri Mulder
- Insult
- Online Behavior
- FC Schalke 04
- Gelsenkirchen
[1] Source: sport1.de
[2] Source: transfermarkt.de
[3] Source: bild.de
- Clubs like FC Schalke 04, based in Gelsenkirchen, enforce a stringent community policy, ensuring that all players maintain decent online behavior.
- In a recent incident, Aymen Barkok, a Moroccan national player at Schalke, was temporarily kicked out of the team following an insult he hurled at a fan via the internet.
- With Barkok's future at Schalke uncertain post-summer, this incident has further question marks over his tenure with the club, given his less-than-stellar sports performance.
- Despite the controversy, Schalke, under sporting director Youri Mulder, remains committed to vocational training programs, nurturing young talent for the Bundesliga and European-leagues.
