Tottenham issue statement in response to Richarlison racism incident against Tunisia THFC
Richarlison – who signed for the north London club in the summer – hadto express his frustrations that football isn’t doing enough to tackle racism.
“As long as it’s ‘blah blah blah’ and they don’t punish, it will continue like this, happening every day and everywhere. No time, bro!” he said.Speaking to the media following the match, the 25-year-old added: “I was talking about this with [Roberto] Firmino, saying that I think God did not allow me to see that because I don’t know what I could have done in the heat of the moment.“May this fan be identified and punished. It’s hard, you see“May the authorities find and punish him.
It read: “After Brazil’s second goal, a banana was thrown towards Richarlison. The CBF reinforces its stance against discrimination and vehemently repudiates yet another episode of racism in football.
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