Soccer Fans Racist Monkey Chants Cause Brazilian Star To Leave Game In Tears

[Stuart G]

Source: Huff Post, 2/21/2017 05:41 am ET


Partizan Belgrades Everton Luiz played an entire soccer game against Rad Belgrade on Sunday as rival fans hurled racist chants and remarks at him.

Luiz, a Brazilian player who joined the Serbia team last year, was subjected to vicious monkey chants, racist remarks and even a banner bearing an insulting message, The Associated Press reported Monday. The banner was only removed when a referee forced the fans to take it down.


At the end of the game, Luiz made a crude gesture toward the fans who had been tormenting him, which caused some Rad players to confront him and a brawl to break out, according to the BBC and video footage on YouTube. Luiz was in tears as he walked off the left the field, telling reporters that he had endured racist abuse during the entire match. Rad lost to Partizan 0-1.


Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/everton-luiz-brazil-soccer-player-racist-chants-serbia_us_58abe9a5e4b0a855d1d9246e?

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This crap is happening all over in one way or another. Sad, Very Sad.. If you hit the link, you can see him crying as he walks off the field.

[leftyladyfrommo]

1. That is just awful. nt

[Codeine]

2. Happens a lot with Eastern European teams.

Monkey chants and bananas thrown on the pitch are all too common.

[Blue_Tires]

8. +1

[DetlefK]

3. The referee absolutely has tools to shut this down. Why didn't he use them?

If the audience disturbs the game, the referee has the right to declare the game void. The game will then be repeated at a later point without audience.

And if the rowdy fans can be traced to a particular club, the league can punish the club:
- They can sentence the club to a fine.
- They can sentence the club that he's not allowed to sell tickets for X games.

[smirkymonkey]

4. Disgusting!

What is wrong with people? Can't they just enjoy the sport and leave their hate out of it?

[vkkv]

5. A bunch of wanna-be Slobodans... nt

No offense to any Serbs here at DU.

[heaven05]

6. Ignorance reigns supreme

this whole world over. What is wrong. So white people will be a minority race soon..so. The diminishing resources of an abused world will be the subject of much contention in the upcoming generations, bigtime...so. The icemelt of our frozen regions will affect and displace millions...so. The USA has madmen who are racist, xenophobic..although this bannon and milo connection I just don't understand unless it was just sex..but never mind...homophobic, sexist, anti-semitic..so.

I damn sure wouldn't have cried. NEVER let them know they hurt you...NEVER!!!!! Hate reigns in these people, give it back to them triple.

[Crowman2009]

7. Serbian football clubs are well known for their racism & violence.

This has been going on way before Trump.