Soccer: Rapid Vienna investigates fans’ anti-Semitic chants

Club says behavior ‘unforgivable,’ will launch probe after several hundred supporters shout ‘Jewish pigs’ following loss

By AFP 11 May 2017, 9:37 pm Edit

Illustrative image of FK Austria Wien playing SK Rapid Wien, November 2010. (CC BY-SA Steindy, Wikimedia commons)

VIENNA, Austria — Austrian soccer giant Rapid Vienna has launched an internal probe into club supporters chanting anti-Semitic slogans during a reserve team game this week.

A small group among the several hundred spectators were filmed shouting “Jewish pigs” after Rapid II lost 2-1 against arch rival Austria Vienna in Tuesday evening’s clash.

A video of the incident was posted on social media networks including Facebook.

Rapid described the behavior as “unforgivable,” saying it “trampled on the club’s values and principles.”

“Anyone who is found to have joined in these insults will be immediately banned from SK Rapid events,” the club said in a statement sent to AFP.