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El Khannouss apologizes to Hamburg teenager and offers to pay his dental bill
October 20, 2026 at 08:59 PM
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Stuttgart midfielder Bilal El Khannouss apologized to Hamburg's Luis Lemke and offered to pay his dental bill after a tackle cost the 17-year-old half a front tooth.
- El Khannouss accidentally struck Lemke's face with his boot studs during a 13th-minute sliding tackle, breaking half of the teenager's front tooth.
- Lemke continued playing and said after the match: "I have an appointment with the dentist right away, but I don't feel any pain."
- Lemke posted an Instagram photo showing the broken tooth before and after repair, writing: "Half a tooth missing and three points secured."
- El Khannouss replied "Sorry, my friend" in a comment, and after Lemke said the tooth was back in place, wrote: "Send me the bill."

