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Soccer has always been a very passionate sport. The facts of the players generate thousands of reactions among the fans . However, in bad times they tend to bring out the worst side of a group of fans. Racism and threats of assault physical are the order of the day and the footballers of the FC Barcelona , Ilaix Moriba , took care of displaying it.
18 – year-old Ilaix Moriba posted screenshots of racist abuse he received on social media amid speculation over his Barcelona future.
This has to stop.
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– B / R Football (@brfootball) July 27, 2021
Of “Disgusting monkey” to “If I see you, I stab you ”, are some of the unpleasant messages that the young footballer of the Catalan team receives. The player himself was in charge of show it in a video clip broadcast through TikTok.
Tempers are somewhat heated by the way Ilaix is handling his contract status. So far there is no agreement with the institution for the player’s own claims. However, it is more than obvious to point out that the way in which some fans have referred to the footballer is highly reprehensible and unnecessary.
Racism is an evil that strikes to football
After finishing the Eurocup 2020 , the players of the English team, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho received multiple totally disparaging insults due to their mistakes in the EURO final. All three players missed their penalties in the decisive shoot-out.
The attacks reached great magnitudes, so much so that the Olympic legend, Usain Bolt , felt the need to issue a heartfelt words to defend the young footballers who were being attacked os.
“ First of all, this is horrible to know . It is very hard for me to see these things. As a black I can say that it must be hard for them and you cannot blame these guys ”, said the former Olympic champion.
Marcus Rashford’s mural since Monday ⏩ pic.twitter.com/Mm6dFXB8Xj
– B / R Football (@brfootball) July 13, 2021
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