Sick German fans copy Lazio ultras with vile anti-Semitic stickers depicting Anne Frank wearing a Schalke jersey
Lazio wore images of Frank on their shirt and sent fans to visit Auschwitz in bid to tackle anti-Semitism, after section of supporters left pictures of Frank in a Roma shirt around ground
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SICK German fans appear to have copied Lazio ultras with vile anti-Semitic stickers depicting Anne Frank wearing a Schalke jersey.
Last week, a section of the Serie A club left stickers showing Frank in a Roma shirt around the Stadio Olimpico after they faced their rivals on Sunday.
The horrific stunt led Lazio officials to ask their players to wear an image of Anne Frank on their shirts against Bologna in a desperate bid to tackle anti-Semitism.
The club reportedly also said they would send 200 fans per year to visit Auschwitz as they looked to face the problem head-on.
Yet just hours later, Lazio fans were said to 'make Nazi salutes and sing fascist chants' moments after the players' tribute.
Several Lazio ultras boycotted the start of the match when players wore the T-shirts, and Gazzetta della Sport claim several made Nazi salutes when they finally did arrive.
They also chanted "Me ne frego" [I don't care], which is a well-known fascist song.
A minute's reflection was held at all grounds during the midweek Serie A fixtures.
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Before the Lazio vs Bologna clash, club president Claudio Lotito had laid a wreath outside a synagogue in Rome.
However it was mysteriously found in the river Tiber later that day.
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The scandal shows no sign of subsiding with several groups of Lazio supporters reportedly refusing to apologise for the act and describing it as "banter".
And now the sick stunt appears to have reached Germany with Anne Frank wearing a Schalke shirt appearing around the German region.
For now it is unclear which sets of fans came up with the disgraceful ploy.
Schalke have many "local" rivals, with Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Cologne, Borussia Monchengladbach and Dusseldorf all reasonably nearby.
However, according to Bild, a Dortmund ultra is responsible for sharing the image on social media.
Police are understood to be already investigating the sick stunt, with anti-Semitism heavily punished in Germany.