The poll by the ARD public broadcaster said 21% of respondents agreed with the proposition.
"It is racist. I feel we need to wake up. Many people in Europe had to flee.. searching for a safe country,"
The 36-year-old said he agreed with Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich
who described the questionnaire as "racist" a day earlier.
“Josh [Kimmich] responded really well, with a very clear and thought-out statement,”
“I see this in exactly the same way. This question is insane.
“There are people in Europe who’ve had to flee because of war, economic factors
environmental disasters, people who simply want to be taken in.