Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius receives death threats for conceding easy goals against Real Madrid

MERSEYSIDE police have begun investigating death threats made against Liverpool's German goalkeeper Loris Karius after he conceded three goals in the Champions League final in Kiev on Saturday.

 

Liverpool lost the game 1-3, with Karius conceding two easy goals. As a result, Karius and his family have been the focus of hundreds of threats and hate messages on social media after making several mistakes that resulted in goals for the Real Madrid.

 

Posts from Liverpool fans included a comment saying: “I’ll murder your girl. I’ll murder your girl.”

 

One other said: “Sons deserve to die of cancer. I hope your whole family dies”.

 

A spokeswoman for Merseyside Police said officers were investigating the vile abuse adding that the force takes social media posts of this nature extremely seriously and any offences identified will be investigated. She added that Merseyside Police would like to remind social media users than any offences including malicious communications and threatening behaviour will be investigated.

 

During the game, which was won by Real Madrid 3-1, for the first goal, Karius threw the ball directly towards Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema who promptly scored. He also fumbled a shot from the Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale, which resulted in the third goal for the Spanish team.

 

Karius said: “Today I lost my team the game and I feel sorry for everyone, for the team and the whole club as the mistakes cost dearly. If I could go back in time I would as I feel sorry for my team and I know I let them down today as these goals cost us the title basically.

 

“It’s very hard right now but that’s the life of a goalkeeper. You have to get your head up again.”

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