Tuesday, April 29, 2014
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Neymar and other footballers show solidarity with Dani Alves via social media
Barcelona
striker Neymar has vowed to take a strong stand against racism after his teammates Dani Alves had banana thrown at him during
Sundays 3-2 win over Villallreal.
Footballers
and officials have rallied around the Barcelona defender who was
subjected to the racist abuse; Alves took a stand against racism
during Sunday’s game by eating the banana that was thrown at him.
The Brazilian player was preparing to take a corner at El Madrigal
stadium when the banana was thrown at him, landing on the pitch next
to him. The 30-year-old player complained afterwards about the whole
situation which he stated has been the same for 11 years since he
moved to Spain. “it has been the same for 11 year”
Fellow compatriot and team-mate Neymar along with Manchester City
Sergio Aguero have since published pictures of themselves eating a banana
online in solidarity.
Neymar
posted a cute pics of himself with his 2-year-old son David Lucca da
Silva Santos eating a banana on Instagram with captions: “ we are
all monkeys, we are all the same. Say no to Racism!!”
Manchester
City and Argentine striker Aguero also posted a photo of himself with
5 times FIFA Women’s player of the year Marta eating bananas. While
teammate Fernandinho also joined the campaign by posting a picture of
an angry chimpanzee clutching a banana. Fellow Brazilian Hulk also
posted a picture of his entire family eating the fruit.
FIFA’S
President Sepp Blatter has since condemned the act, the long-standing
president took to Twitter on Monday to express his thoughts =: What
@DaniAlvesD2 tolerated last nigh is an outrage. We must fight all
forms of discrimination united. Will be zero tolerance at #WorldCup.”
Sunday's
match was Barca's first game since the death of former coach Tito
Vilanova on Friday.
Updates:Villarreal
have identified the fan and he has been issued a life ban
Villarreal
issued a statement Monday saying it "deeply regrets" the
incident. "The club has identified the person responsible and
has decided to withdraw his membership card and prohibit access to
the El Madrigal Stadium for life," it added.
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