Austria coach Ralf Rangnick has made a significant decision by dropping three players from the national team squad for upcoming friendly games due to their involvement in anti-gay chants following the Vienna derby last month. The players excluded from the squad are Marco Grüll, Guido Burgstaller, and goalkeeper Niklas Hedl, who were captured on video participating in the chanting after Rapid Vienna's 3-0 victory against Austria Vienna on Feb. 25.
Rangnick expressed his strong stance against such behavior, stating, 'This is something that I will not tolerate in a team where I am a coach, whether in a club or here with the national team.' He emphasized that the values upheld by the national team are fundamentally opposed to such discriminatory actions and conveyed this message directly to the players.
