used to say, namely ‘my skin is my sin’. ”
National coach Roberto Mancini and
French Football Federation president
Noel Le Graet also expressed their
outrage, with Le Graet expressing his
“support and friendship for Blaise Matuidi
and for Moise Kean, both victims of
intolerable incidents”.
Mancini was one of many to call for
action, arguing: “The way people behaved
towards Kean is unacceptable. Racist
chants have to be outlawed, we’ve had
enough of them.
“We’ve got to take a position and
impose hard-hitting measures so that
this type of thing stops.”
Mancini, who in the past has playedwhen a woman is raped, they go on
about how she was dressed.”
Thuram’s fellow former France
international Vikash Dhorasoo, who had
a spell in Italy with Milan, was equally
outraged, commenting: “The problem
is that no white man can even begin to
imagine what it feels like when a stadium,
or part of a stadium, makes monkey
noises at you.
“Does Bonucci realise the weight of his
words? He is saying that the black athlete
is effectively 50 per cent responsible for
the racial abuse. That means that Kean
should apologise. So, the colour of Kean’s
skin is a provocation, is it?
“It’s just like what American activists
Complaint...Blaise Matuidi (centre) pointed out abuse during the game