United States males’s nationwide staff and Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie was the goal of racial abuse after Sunday’s 2-0 win in opposition to Parma, his membership mentioned. McKennie got here on as an alternative within the 89th minute, and after the match, he was coaching with teammates when the incident happened, in response to Juventus.
Juve launched the next assertion on social media:
This night, on the finish of the match in opposition to Parma, Weston McKennie was subjected to discriminatory, racist remarks by some people within the away part, whereas he was coaching on the pitch along with his teammates who had not taken half within the recreation.
Juventus strongly condemns this incident and any type of racism, and can guarantee full cooperation with the sporting justice authorities to determine these accountable.
Simply final yr, Juventus launched an investigation into accusations of racist chants in opposition to the USMNT midfielder after Lazio followers allegedly abused him throughout a Coppa Italia match. In that incident, a video emerged on social media showing to point out the American midfielder being focused by followers making monkey sounds as he walked on the aspect of the pitch following his late substitution.
Every week in the past, a Liverpool fan was arrested following racial abuse of Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo in a Premier League contest.
