German soccer club protests federation's tolerant stance on racism after walking off field in response to alleged slur

German soccer team Teutonia Ottensen stopped a game in protest after team captain Marcus Coffie was allegedly racially abused by an opposing player.
The North German Soccer Federation awarded Bremer SV a 5-0 victory and questioned whether the accusation justified calling off the game.
Teutonia criticized the federation's response, saying it demonstrated a tolerant attitude towards racism.
Bremer SV denied the accusation and the alleged incident was not observed by match officials, but Teutonia said the federation disregarded testimony from other witnesses.
The decision saves Bremer SV from relegation and sends Werder Bremen's reserve team down instead, according to Teutonia.