German soccer pro Karem Demirbay's punishment certainly fits his crime.
After Demirbay made a sexist comment to a Bundesliga 2 referee recently, the league gave him a three-match ban. But his pro club decided that wasn't enough -- and taught him an added lesson in humility.
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Demirbay is a midfielder for Hamburger SV, but is currently playing on loan for Fortuna Düsseldorf. It was during a recent game for Fortuna that Demirbay reportedly told a female referee that women have no place in football after she gave him his second yellow card in a match against FSV Frankfurt.
The league suspended Demirbay for three matches, although he argued that his insult was simply a heat-of-the-moment slip-up. But the best punishment would come from his club.
Fortuna Düsseldorf posted a series of photos Saturday showing Demirbay refereeing a girls' youth match as way to help him rethink his comments toward ref Bibiana Steinhaus. Here he is in action.
So geht Fortuna damit um, wenn ein junger Spieler einen Fehler macht! @Kerem_Demirbay #f95 https://t.co/eW3DtOxLDV pic.twitter.com/CoSrYuFAUi— Fortuna Düsseldorf (@f95) December 5, 2015
Guess you could say Fortuna Düsseldorf isn't ~kidding~ around when it comes to holding players accountable. (I'll see myself out.)