Cesc Fabregas Called Frederic Kanoute a 'Terrorist' and Other Racist Names
October 22, 2011 09:25 PM EDT
A fight between Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas and Sevilla's Frederic Kanoute is said to have been caused when Fabregas called the Sevilla striker a "terrorist" and a "puto negro de mierda," or "black piece of sh*t."
The incident occurred four minutes into extra time as Sevilla and Barcelona were heading towards a 0-0 draw. A penalty on Barcelona's Andres Iniesta was called and immediately contested by many of the Sevilla players on the field. A video of the incident then shows Frederic Kanoute reacting quite suddenly to something said by Cesc Fabregas, and he attacks Fabregas, who falls to the ground and is surrounded by his teammates. Kanoute is shown a red card and leaves the field.
Spanish television media sources are reporting that the cause of Kanoute's sudden anger was Cesc Fabregas' use of a racial slur, "puto negro de mierda." Roughly translated this means "n***er piece of sh*t." Kanoute is of African descent.
Other sources are saying that in addition to the racial slur, Fabregas referred to Kanoute as a "terrorist." This is similar to an incident at the beginning of the season between fellow Barcelona player David Villa and Real Madrid's Mesut Ozil; Villa allegedly insulted Ozil's religion (Islam) and called him a Nazi (owing to his German nationality).
It can safely be assumed that both La Liga and FIFA will be investigating this incident, as well they should. Football has been routinely marred by racial incidents between players, with black and Muslim players on the receiving end of very poor treatment, particularly in Europe. If found to have used the language he's being accused of using, Cesc Fabregas should be suspended from the league. No self-respecting team should tolerate this kind of behavior from their players, no matter their star quality.
Here's the incident:
Barcelona 0-0 Sevilla Kanoute Red & Messi Penalty Miss HD
October 22, 2011 09:25 PM EDT
A fight between Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas and Sevilla's Frederic Kanoute is said to have been caused when Fabregas called the Sevilla striker a "terrorist" and a "puto negro de mierda," or "black piece of sh*t."
The incident occurred four minutes into extra time as Sevilla and Barcelona were heading towards a 0-0 draw. A penalty on Barcelona's Andres Iniesta was called and immediately contested by many of the Sevilla players on the field. A video of the incident then shows Frederic Kanoute reacting quite suddenly to something said by Cesc Fabregas, and he attacks Fabregas, who falls to the ground and is surrounded by his teammates. Kanoute is shown a red card and leaves the field.
Spanish television media sources are reporting that the cause of Kanoute's sudden anger was Cesc Fabregas' use of a racial slur, "puto negro de mierda." Roughly translated this means "n***er piece of sh*t." Kanoute is of African descent.
Other sources are saying that in addition to the racial slur, Fabregas referred to Kanoute as a "terrorist." This is similar to an incident at the beginning of the season between fellow Barcelona player David Villa and Real Madrid's Mesut Ozil; Villa allegedly insulted Ozil's religion (Islam) and called him a Nazi (owing to his German nationality).
It can safely be assumed that both La Liga and FIFA will be investigating this incident, as well they should. Football has been routinely marred by racial incidents between players, with black and Muslim players on the receiving end of very poor treatment, particularly in Europe. If found to have used the language he's being accused of using, Cesc Fabregas should be suspended from the league. No self-respecting team should tolerate this kind of behavior from their players, no matter their star quality.
Here's the incident:
Barcelona 0-0 Sevilla Kanoute Red & Messi Penalty Miss HD
