BORUSSIA DORTMUND’S GERMAN international winger Kevin Grosskreutz has had a complaint for assault filed against him after allegedly throwing a kebab into the face of a Cologne fan, the Bild newspaper reported today.

Grosskreutz had just bought a kebab in the early hours of Monday morning with a team-mate when they were verbally abused by a group of Cologne supporters celebrating their club’s promotion to the Bundesliga.

The defender is alleged to have thrown the kebab into the face of one of the Cologne fans, who filed the complaint.

“It is correct that a complaint has been filed against Mr Grosskreutz and a criminal enquiry into assault has been launched,” Bild quoted a local police spokesman as saying.

The 25-year-old player, capped four times for Germany, apologised for his pique of kebab throwing.

“I felt I had been attacked in my private life and I found the situation hurtful,” Grosskreutz said. ”Of course I would have done better to have thrown the kebab on the ground. It’s obvious that it wasn’t the best solution and I’m sorry for that.”

© -AFP 2014

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