RICHARLISON has broken his silence following sickening scenes of racism which played out during Brazil’s game against Tunisia last night.
The Tottenham ace was the victim of vile racist abuse after a banana was thrown at him during Brazil’s 5-1 victory in their final game before the World Cup.
Richarlison, 25, had put his nation 2-1 up during the friendly game at the Parc des Princes in Paris and was celebrating when the banana was thrown.
Manchester United midfielder Fred then kicked the fruit away with Richarlison appearing not to notice it.
Richarlison has since spoken out and hit back at the sickening abuse.
He tweeted: “As long as they stay “blah blah blah” and don’t punish, it will continue like this, happening every day and everywhere. No time bro!”
In an interview following the game Richarlison 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 what happened with Vinicius Jr. recently and now this, inside a stadium… May this incident teach other people not to do it.”
Prior to kick-off, Richarlison and his team-mates posed next to an anti-racism banner following racist abuse Vinicius Jr. received while playing for Real Madrid in a game against rivals Atletico Madrid.
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The banner read: “Without our black players, we wouldn’t have stars on our shirts.”
Chelsea star Thiago Silva revealed he was “saddened” by the latest incident, saying: “Football is about supporting your team.
“We try to give our all for our national team. But gestures like that are not good for football.”
Brazil’s president of football, Ednaldo Rodrigues, also condemned the abuse against the nation’s players.
He said: “Once again, I come publicly to express my rejection.
“We must always remember that we are all the same, regardless of colour, race or religion.
“The fight against racism is not a cause, but a fundamental change to wipe this type of crime from the planet.
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“I insist on saying that the punishment’s need to be more severe.”
Real Madrid also promised legal action following the abuse Vinicius received.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
