"At home" unwanted

Manuel Neuer booed at Munich’s Allianz Arena

Manuel Neuer was a guest at the NFL Munich Game.(Bild: AFP/APA/Josep LAGO, Photoshop)

Manuel Neuer has been booed at his "workplace", the Allianz Arena in Munich. Not all of the almost 70,000 football fans liked the fact that the Bayern goalie was on the big LED screen at the start of the NFL Munich Game between the Carolina Panthers and the New York Giants.

Neuer, who marched onto the pitch in the jersey of Panthers icon Sam Mills, was given the honor of beating the legendary drum of the "home team" from Carolina. 

Neuer stays cool
The Munich keeper was made aware that the thousands of fans were not exclusively Bayern supporters by loud whistles and boos. A reaction that left the 38-year-old cold, however, as he calmly smiled away the mockery.

Bayern professionals were already subjected to boos in their own stadium two years ago. When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and star quarterback Tom Brady faced off against the Seattle Seahawks, the squad of Alphonso Davies, Sven Ulreich, Marcel Sabitzer, Leon Goretzka, Kingsley Coman, Jamal Musiala, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Leroy Sane and Serge Gnabry were hit. It's quite possible that some players are wishing for the Bundesliga and their own fans back ...