By Sergio Silva
Jun 21, 2024, 17:10 PM EDT
The victory of the Argentine National Team at the beginning of the Copa América United States 2024 had a negative point after Moise Bombito, a Canadian National Team player, reported that he had been the victim of racist attacks after committing a foul on Lionel Messi.
One day after victory of the Albiceleste over the North American team (2-0) It became known about the attacks that the player who committed a harsh foul on the Argentine captain received on his social networks. An action that did not transcend the field although it did cause an impact on the Internet.
Numerous messages referring to his skin color accompanied by images of monkeys appeared on the social networks of Moise Bombito, a 24-year-old defender who lives for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer.
Faced with this unfortunate situation, the Canadian Football Federation showed its support for the player who was the victim of hate attacks because of his skin color, as well as announcing that they are looking for a way to have some punishment for the guilty parties.
“Canada is aware and deeply disturbed by the racist comments made online and directed at one of our players after tonight’s game. “We are in communication with Concacaf and Conmebol regarding this matter.”says the statement from the North American federation.
For its part, Concacaf also spoke out in the midst of this unpleasant episode in which it showed its support for both the player and the Canadian National Team. They also announced that they will carry out investigations to determine who is behind the racist insults.
“We support the Canadian National Team by condemning the shameful social media posts directed at Moise Bombito. “Racism has no place in our sport or in society”Concacaf said in a statement that it announced that it will work with Conmebol to get to the bottom of the matter.
“We are investigating with Conmebol and FIFA to find ways to investigate the accounts that published this racist material”added the highest entity in Central American football in relation to the controversial episode that stained the opening day of the Copa América United States 2024.
After the defeat against the Argentines on Thursday, the Canadian National Team must quickly turn the page to focus on what will be its second match in this championship that will be played next Wednesday against the Peruvian National Team at the Children’s Mercy Park stadium in Kansas City.
For their part, the current champions of the competition will be taking the field on Wednesday facing the Chilean National Team at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, completing the second date within Group A.
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