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Hertha Berlin sack goalkeeping coach Petry for anti-gay and xenophobic comments

Hertha Berlin have sacked goalkeeping coach Zsolt Petry for anti-gay and anti-immigrant comments made in an interview on Monday.

Petry made a number of controversial statements regarding fellow Hungarian and RB Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi's outspoken support for LGBT rights.

The 54-year-old also criticised Europe's immigration policy, calling it a "manifestation of moral decline."

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What did Petry say?

In an interview with Hungarian outlet Magyar Nemzet, Petry said of Gulacsi: "The majority of Hungarian society does not agree with Peter Gulacsi's liberal opinion on rainbow families.

"As an athlete, I would focus on football in his place and not formulate any position on public, social policy issues.