#5 Milan Baros
Milan Baros was playing for Lyon in 2007 when he came up against Stephane M’Bia’s Stade Rennes. During the game, there was an unsavoury incident that was picked up by French TV that, and though Baros had to admit to it happening, he denied he was being racist.
The striker could be clearly seen pinching his nose and then waving his hand at MBia, suggesting that the latter smelled. It was an ugly act and MBia was convinced that it was racially motivated.
After the French authorities concluded their investigations, MBia received good and bad news. Baros had been reprimanded, suggesting that his version of events had been taken to be the truth, but he was only banned for three games for ‘unsportsmanlike conduct.’
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