Vitoria Guimaraes Release Statement On Racist Abuse
February 19, 2020
3:32 am
Portuguese club Vitoria Guimaraes on Tuesday launched their own investigation and released an anti-racism video after FC Porto striker Moussa Marega was subjected to racist insults at their stadium.
Marega was insulted during a league game on Sunday.
Vitoria said in a statement that racism was a “problem of national dimension”.
The club added that the problem was one from which government entities “cannot distance themselves with simplistic declarations of selective rejection and censorship.”
Political and sports authorities, including the league’s organising body Liga Portugal, had earlier condemned the incident, while the police began an investigation on Monday.
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