LIVERPOOL UNDER-19S walked off the pitch during their match against Eintracht Frankfurt following alleged racist abuse.
The Reds players refused to continue after one of their team-mates was racially abused, according to Bild.
A Frankfurt player had used a racist term when aiming at insult at an opponent, the report adds.
The Liverpool youngsters responded by leaving the pitch and refusing to continue.
As a result, the match was abandoned, having been level at 1-1 at the time of the incident.
The two sides had met as part of a youth football tournament in the city of Schwabish Hall in southern Germany.
Frankfurt sporting director Timmo Hardung claimed after the match that the accused player had been misheard.
He instead argued they had used the slang term “digga”, meaning bro or dude.
Hardung told Bild: “Our entire NLZ is like Eintracht Frankfurt, multicultural and we have clear values that we live by and constantly demand.
“Racism has no place here, but we still take such an accusation seriously.”
He continued: “After consultation, our player confirmed that he had used the word ‘digga’, which is common in youth slang, in the course of a normal game. We have no doubt that this statement is correct.
“We can rule out racism, it is a linguistic issue and we therefore hope that we have also cleared up the misunderstanding with the players concerned and those responsible at Liverpool FC.”
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