Ex-pro soccer player Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel flashes Nazi salute at pro-Israel demonstrators in LA
A former US National Women’s Soccer League player was filmed allegedly flashing a Nazi salute at pro-Israel demonstrators in Los Angeles.
Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel, who previously played for the Angel City Football Club based in LA, signed the “Sieg Heil” salute from the passenger seat of a vehicle, video posted online by watchdog group StopAntisemitism shows.
“Shame on you,” the demonstrators at the Beverly Hills rally shouted at her.
It’s not clear what occurred before the recording began.
Behind the wheel was another professional soccer player — identified by the group as Samim Haydari.
Ferrer Van Ginkel, a 25-year-old Brazilian native, played in Angel City FC’s inaugural season in 2022, KTLA reported. Her contract was not renewed at the end of the year.
The soccer club denounced the actions of its former player in a statement.
“Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel does not play for Angel City Football Club, nor has she been affiliated with the club since November 2022. We condemn her recent actions and statements,” the team said.
The two soccer players issued a video apology on social media later on Monday.
“I know we have approached the situation with hate and made it worse with our actions,” Haydari says in the clip. “We acted childish … All we can do is become better [and] learn a lesson from this. We cannot change the past.”
Ferrer Van Ginkel did not speak in the video.
Haydari was last listed as a player with United City FC, a developmental team, in 2022, according to KTLA.
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