More racism: this time among minor footballers

The New York Red Bulls they withdrew from the youth contest Generation Adidas Cup (GA Cup) after some of its footballers claimed to have suffered racist insults from players from rival teams.

“The New York Red Bulls They decided to withdraw from the under-15 and under-17 tournaments. There is no place for discrimination around competitive gaming. As an organization, we support our players on and off the field of play,” the New York team said Friday in a brief statement.

In its part, MLS NEXT, organizer of this tournament, has ensured that, after “three accusations of discriminatory language” in two matches of GA CupThe players, whose identities have not been revealed because they are minors, were investigated and suspended.

“MLS NEXT remains steadfast in its commitment to eradicate incidents of discrimination and race at all levels of this sport,” it said in a press release.

According to the portal The Athletic, the Red Bulls they maintain that Eric Taidefender of the under-17 team, received a racist insult from a player of Hajduk Split of Croatia. That footballer was sent off in the match by the referee.

days before, Joshua Grantgoalkeeper of the under-17 team, claimed to have experienced a racist insult from a footballer from Monterey of Mexico.

The under-17 team of Red Bulls was eliminated after defeat against Hajduk Split but the U-15s have to play in the quarterfinals against Toulouse but he did not play that match.

“What happened in these two games was completely inappropriate and has changed our team forever,” the under-17 team’s players said in a statement collected by The Athletic and the network. ESPN.

“The extreme lack of action by the league is unacceptable and leaves a sense of distrust and uncertainty about our safety and well-being when we play (…). world,” they added.