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Media reports revealed that an Italian TV
station says it will no longer use one of its soccer analyst pundits again
after he was alledged to have made a racist comment about Inter Milan striker ‘Romelu
Lukaku’.
station says it will no longer use one of its soccer analyst pundits again
after he was alledged to have made a racist comment about Inter Milan striker ‘Romelu
Lukaku’.
Speaking on TopCalcio24, Luciano Passirani was heard saying:
“If you go one-on-one with him he will murder you.
“If you go one-on-one with him he will murder you.
“The only way to come up against him is maybe give him
10 bananas to eat…”
10 bananas to eat…”
However, the TV channel Programme director “Fabio Ravezzani”
said, despite Passirani’s “immediate apologies” that “he could
no longer participate in our broadcasts”.
said, despite Passirani’s “immediate apologies” that “he could
no longer participate in our broadcasts”.
Romelu Lukaku, who moved from Manchester United to Inter in
the summer transfer window, has so far helped his new club to a 1-0 win against
Udinese on Saturday.
the summer transfer window, has so far helped his new club to a 1-0 win against
Udinese on Saturday.
“Mr Passirani is 80 years old and to compliment Lukaku
he used a metaphor that turned out to be racist,” added Ravezzani.
he used a metaphor that turned out to be racist,” added Ravezzani.
“I think it was a terrible lack of momentary lucidity.
“I cannot tolerate any kind of errors, even if
momentary.”
momentary.”
Romelu Lukaku was recently subjected to monkey bigotry chants
by Cagliari fans when he scored a penalty for his “Seria A” club in a 2-1
victory.
by Cagliari fans when he scored a penalty for his “Seria A” club in a 2-1
victory.
The Belgium international striker said the racial abuse
showed the game was “retarding
backwards”
showed the game was “retarding
backwards”
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