Brazilian footballer Richarlison was thrown a banana at him during the friendly match in Paris against Tunisia. The president of the Brazilian Football Association reacts on Twitter with disgust, calling it the umpteenth episode of racism in football.
“This time I saw it with my own eyes. This shocks us all,” the president of the Brazilian Football Association said after the incident. Twitter. After Richarlison scored the 2-1 against Tunisia, a banana was thrown at the partying Brazilians from the crowd. This can be seen in the images below that were shared on Twitter.
“We have to remember that we are all the same, regardless of skin color, race or religion,” said federation president Rodrigues afterwards. “Racism needs to be punished more harshly. The fight against racism is not about one thing. We need a fundamental change to eradicate crimes like this from the world.”
Before kick-off, the Brazilian players had posed behind a sign that read ‘without our black players, we wouldn’t have a star on our shirts’. Five stars now adorn the shirt of the ‘Seleção’, which stand for the five conquered world titles.
The internationals made their statement in response to the racist treatment of Vinícius Júnior, the Brazilian attacker of Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid fans recently made monkey noises during the game against Real. Vinícius came into the field against Tunisia after the break.
