Swiss footballer Embolo in court: ‘I didn’t threaten anyone’
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Swiss footballer Embolo in court: ‘I didn’t threaten anyone’
Swiss national football player Breel Embolo apologised for insults during questioning at the Basel Court of Appeal on Wednesday. However, he denied having threatened anyone.
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Embolo admitted that he had insulted other men during an argument on the way out. He apologised for this. However, he expressly said that this was not a threat.
This incident took place around seven years ago in Basel. At the time, Embolo and a few colleagues met another group. A man from that group provoked him several times and “made stupid comments”, which resulted in mutual insults, said the footballer.
Two years ago, the criminal court sentenced him to a conditional fine for threatening behaviour, to which Embolo appealed. The professional athlete submitted a request to be allowed to leave the hearing after the questioning. The reason is training for the World Cup qualifier on Friday.
Translated from German by DeepL/jdp
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