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Lee Kang-in (20)’s team, Spanish professional footballer Valencia, performed a performance against racial discrimination, supporting Mukhtar Diakabi, who suffered racism during the match.
On the 5th (local time), Valencia released a photo of the team that performed at the stadium through the club’s website.
Diakabi, who heard racist remarks in Cadiz the day before, stood at the front, and after that, all of the squad, including Valencian President Anil Murti and coach Harvey Gracia, stood and raised their right hand as a sign of’opposite.
Kang-in Lee also joined with colleagues.
“I give Diacabi full support for what happened at Ramon de Caransa (home of Cadiz). We will reveal what happened, protect our players, and fight to eradicate racism,” Valencia said. Our message is clear:’Stop racism!'”
Diacabi, a Guinea Frenchman, left the stadium after hearing racist remarks after Cadiz and Valencia’s Spanish Primera Li in round 29 of the 2020-2021 season held at the Ramon de Caransa Stadium in Cadiz, Spain. .
In the 29th minute of the 1-1 match, Diakabi and Cadiz defender Juan Carla competed for an aerial ball, and Diakabi, who seemed to have heard something from Carla, collided with excitement in the process.
He couldn’t hide his excitement despite the pressures of his colleagues, and after receiving the warning, he told the referee strongly about what happened to him.
Afterwards, the match was stopped when Diakabi and Valencia players left the stadium.
The game resumed after 20 minutes, but Diakabi did not return to the ground.
According to Marca, Spain, President Murti has asked La Liga’s leader Javier Tevas to investigate the truth of the case.
On the other hand, Carla does not appear to admit allegations of racism.
“I am very calm. I will not hide. I will talk through a press conference on the 6th,” said Carla. “There seems to be no principle of presumption of innocence in this country.”
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