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UEFA to thoroughly investigate alleged racist incident during champions league match
Moscow/Sputnik: The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) will investigate an alleged racist incident that occurred during a Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir, UEFA said on Twitter.
"UEFA is aware of an incident during tonight’s Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir and will be conducting a thorough investigation," it said.
UEFA is aware of an incident during tonight’s Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir and will be conducting a thorough investigation.
— UEFA (@UEFA) December 8, 2020
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"Racism, and discrimination in all its forms, has no place within football," UEFA said.
The Group H match in Paris was interrupted in the 16th minute. One of the decisions of the chief referee, Ovidiu Hategan, caused an emotional reaction on the bench of the Turkish club.
The referee asked an assistant for clarification, who pointed to Demba Ba, calling the player "negru". One of the meanings of this word translated from Romanian is "black".
This caused a reaction from the entire team, including assistant coach, ex-Cameroon team player Pierre Webo. According to the official account of the Turkish club on Twitter, the fourth referee insulted the Cameroonian on racial grounds too.
Both teams eventually left the field. AFP later reported that the game would be completed on December 9.
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