Romanian Sports Minister “strongly” condemns the “racist” remarks of the referee

Romanian Sports Minister “strongly” condemns the “racist” remarks of the referee
Romanian Sports Minister “strongly” condemns the “racist” remarks of the referee
“I strongly condemn any comments that can be interpreted as racist, xenophobic or discriminatory,” Ionut Stroe, Romanian Minister of Sports, told DigiTv. “I apologize on behalf of Romanian sport for this unfortunate incident, which does not represent us,” he added. The PSG-Basaksehir meeting changed in the 14th minute, when members of the Turkish staff, exasperated, shouted their anger, audible in a closed stadium: “He said ‘negro'”, they launched in the direction of the fourth referee Sebastian Coltescu.

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The latter had just reported to the main referee Ovidiu Hategan, Romanian like his colleague, the reaction too vehement to his liking of Pierre Achille Webo, Cameroonian member of the Basaksehir management, after an arbitration decision. According to the sound clips broadcast by RMC Sport, the fourth referee Sebastian Coltescu would have pronounced the following sentence: “(It is) the Black here. Go see and identify him. This guy, the Black (negru in Romanian, editor’s note)” .

“These are racist comments, without a doubt”

The Romanian Football Federation (FRF), for its part, said in a statement to “firmly distance itself from any action or statement with racist or xenophobic connotations”. “We are waiting for the UEFA report to find out exactly what happened and act accordingly,” added the FRF. The arbitrator’s remarks also aroused strong criticism from the National Anti-Discrimination Council in Romania (CNCD), which stressed that “the role of the arbitrators is precisely that of sanctioning racist acts”.

“These are racist remarks, without a doubt (…), this referee completely ignores the values ​​and rules of the FRF, UEFA and FIFA,” said CNCD president Csaba Asztalos. “It is a huge stain on Romania and on Romanian arbitration, an incident of extreme gravity,” he insisted.

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