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German Football Federation (DFB) referee chief Lutz Michael Fröhlich has condemned a death threat issued against a third division match official, and the case has been reported to the authorities. The DFB said in a statement on Sunday that referee Martin Speckner had received the threat via an anonymous e-mail after officiating the Ingolstadt v Arminia Bielefeld match on Friday. “Such behaviour is outrageous, disturbing and completely unacceptable,” Fröhlich said in a DFB statement. “Some people seem to know neither boundaries nor inhibitions. Where have we got to when impartial people are thr…

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