Dresden won't hold public training after threat against player

German third division club Dynamo Dresden won't hold any public training sessions this week after team captain Stefan Kutschke was the target of a death threat, the club said on Tuesday.

Dresden emphasized that "there is not an millimetre of space or acceptance for hatred and violence in our club."

The club will announce in due course whether and to what extent public training sessions can take place next week.

Kutschke was "massively attacked by a threatening letter" last Friday, the club had previously said.

"In the letter, the Dynamo Dresden team captain and his family members received extreme hostility and were also confronted with warnings and even murder," Dresden said in a statement last week.

The club has already filed a complaint with the police. Dresden said that Kutschke and club officials have been abused on various social media channels lately.