Jeers for Gundogan annoy Germany boss Joachim Loew

Joachim Loew and Ilkay Gundogan

Joachim Loew has slammed Germany fans who booed Ilkay Gundogan during a 2-1 World Cup warm-up win over Saudi Arabia. Coach Loew was unhappy with the boos and jeers from German fans when Gundogan came on for the final 30 minutes in Leverkusen.

"The fact that a national player is booed like that helps nobody," he told broadcaster ARD. "What should Ilkay do now?" "He took a picture, okay, but he has addressed it with the press and underlined his support for German values.

"The topic has to be ticked off." Gundogan caused a political storm last month, along with Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil, by meeting Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and handing over a Manchester City shirt signed to "my president".

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