Antonio Rüdiger sues former editor-in-chief of Bild newspaper. Julian Reichelt accused the Real Madrid defender of making an "Islamist salute" RüDiger: "I will not allow myself to be insulted and denigrated as an Islamist" The German federation also filed a complaint.
The gesture is considered a symbol of the unity and oneness of God in Islam, which has been considered unproblematic by the German Interior Ministry in the past.