Jose Mourinho has defended himself as the “opposite” of a racist following the row over comments he made in the wake of the Istanbul derby. Mourinho was handed a four-match domestic ban, which was subsequently halved, for remarks after Fenerbahce’s 0-0 draw with Galatasaray last month. The former Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter and Manchester United…
Galatasaray have said they will launch criminal proceedings against Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho over alleged racist statements following the Istanbul derby between the Turkish Super Lig top two on Monday. In a statement around three hours after the 0-0 draw between the sides at their Rams Park home, the Turkish top-flight leaders alleged Mourinho had…
Hannibal Mejbri says he suffered “disgusting abuse” amid an investigation into an alleged racist comment from Milutin Osmajic in Burnley’s Championship draw with Preston. Preston said they are aware of the complaint made by former Manchester United midfielder Hannibal to match officials, adding Osmajic “strongly refuted the claims”. The FA is looking into the incident…
Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw has withdrawn from the Manchester City Women squad for Thursday’s League Cup semi-final against Arsenal after suffering racist and misogynistic abuse. Man City reported abuse directed towards Shaw to the police following their Women’s Super League defeat against Arsenal last Sunday. Shaw will not take part in Thursday’s tie for her mental…
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick blasted the racist chanting aimed at Alejandro Balde by Getafe supporters as “unbelievable” and “completely wrong”. The young left-back was subjected to abuse during the first half of the clash in the Spanish capital, prompting him to approach the referee to inform him of what had been said. Balde told reporters…
