Anwar El Ghazi was unfairly sacked over Gaza post, German court rules

A German court has ruled that Dutch footballer Anwar El Ghazi was unfairly dismissed from football club FSV Mainz 05 over comments he made about Israel's war on Gaza. 

On Friday, the judge at Mainz labour court ordered the club to pay 1.7m euros ($1.85m) to El Ghazi - the equivalent of nine months of salary since he was dismissed in early November. 

The court also ruled that the footballer must be allowed to return to work for the one year remaining on his contract. 

It is expected now that El Ghazi and Mainz will attempt to agree a settlement for his release from the club. 

Mainz suspended El Ghazi on 17 October, after he wrote a post in support of Palestinians in Gaza that included the popular phrase, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."

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