5 Worst Moments of Racism in Football

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In late February 2006, FC Barcelona played Real Zaragoza in a Primera Liga match. The events that followed brought shame to the community. Playing for Barcelona, Samuel Eto’o had to face repeated abuse all through the match.

Every time he touched the ball, he heard a host of monkey noises and was thrown peanuts at. Eto’o has been subjected to such displays before, but this time, he was done. He decided to leave the field saying “no mas” or no more. He had made his point clear, either this behaviour had to be stopped, or the match would be abandoned.

An announcement had to be made over the PA system advising the audience to refrain from making discriminatory remarks or actions will be taken against them. Eto’o would have walked off, but the players from both the sides, the referee and the coach convinced him otherwise.

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