Today In Neo-Nazi Youth Sports News...

Brian HickeyBrian Hickey|published: Sat 9th October, 13:00 2010

Any story that describes its protagonist and/or antagonist as a "52-year-old who sports an Adolf Hitler-style moustache and a mullet" and "master chimney sweep," but isn't about pre-haircut Bill Cowher, is worthy of closer inspection.

A children's football coach suspended from his club in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt for his membership in the neo-Nazi NPD party has defied the ban and is back on the pitch, according to media reports on Friday.


Right-wing extremist Lutz Battke has been recently photographed at football practice in Laucha by broadcaster MDR, despite being suspended from his post in late August.

But residents in the town of 3,000 who spoke with Der Spiegel seemed more upset about the "aggressive media interest" in their community than the possible far-right indoctrination of their children. The NPD is deeply entrenched there, garnering 13.5 percent of the vote in the last community election – more than anywhere else in the state, the magazine said. [ The Local]

A neo-Nazi who didn't respond well to orders? What's become of this world?

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