The football team USA This Thursday he denounced “racist comments” on social networks against some of his players after their defeat against Panama in the party of America Cup. “There is no place in the game for this kind of hateful and discriminatory behaviour,” the team said in a statement, which was “deeply disturbed” by the “unacceptable” comments.
In the statement, the American team did not detail which players the comments were directed at, but Folarin Balogun and Chris Richards shared screenshots of racist comments received on their networks. “The US national team strongly opposes racism in all its forms and will continue to support our players,” the statement added.
The United States lost 2-1 against Panama on Thursday, throwing the Copa América qualifiers into disarray. After the opening match between Argentina and Canada, the North American team also reported racist insults against one of its players.
Conmebol’s condemnatory statement
Conmebol spoke on Thursday against racist expressions that appeared on social networks after the match in which Panama defeated the United States 2-1 in the Copa América and the complaint of the tournament’s host country about the “unacceptable” comments against some of his players.
The sports entity issued a statement in which it affirmed its “commitment against acts of racism” in this case and assured that it “has been and will be the most important policy” it has “in defense of the values of a fair and equal society. ” inclusive”.
Source: La Verdad
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