Deportivo Saprissa, one of the most popular clubs in Costa Rica, announced on Tuesday the dismissal of their coach, jeaustin fields for throwing racist insults at the team’s Jamaican player, Javon East, and described the facts as unbearable.
“After the meeting of the Board of Directors this morning, the decision was made to immediately provide the services of our technical director, Mr. Jeaustin Campos,” reported Saprissa in a statement on their social networks.
In the note, it added that “the facts of Mr. Campos The club does not allow them nor do they represent the values of Deportivo Saprissa” and He stated that he “deeply regrets the situation the player had to go through and is committed to redouble efforts so that a situation like this does not happen again within the club.”
Saprissa also announced that it is conducting an investigation into its sports manager, Spaniard Ángel Catalina, regarding the approach he gave to the complaint filed by the soccer player.
Jamaican international Javon East attended the Association of Professional Players (Asojupro) last week from Costa Rica to present their case and the association sent a letter to the Saprissa Board of Directors denouncing the situation.
A Spanish manager, asked
According to the letter, published by Tigo Sports, striker East went to the club’s sports manager, the Spanish Ángel Catalina, who will minimize the facts.
Asojupro asked Saprissa last week to include sanctions for cases of racism in its disciplinary regulations, to start investigating the facts and take the appropriate measures; to implement a training and awareness plan for coaching staff and players on respect for diversity and combating racism and discrimination.
be aware of racism
Asojupro recalled that this is not the first case of racism in Costa Rican soccer and expressed his concern that “instead of recognizing the spaces without all kinds of discrimination in Costa Rica, it is the opposite.”
“In our country, the culture of racism in sports is recognized as something normal, although this type of situation has already been reported to the authorities, particularly the Union of Football Clubs of the First Division and to various national club,” said Asojupro.
Since 2020 in Costa Rica, the Law Against Violence and Racism at Sports Events has been implemented, establishing penalties for offenders.
Source: La Verdad
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