I will never be silent in the face of racist abuse, vows Shakhtar’s Taison

Shakhtar Donetsk captain Taison insists he will never remain silent in the face of such an inhuman and despicable act after suffering alleged racist abuse during his sides match against Dynamo Kiev.Taison was sent off after reacting to alleged racism from spectators duringShakhtars 1-0 home victory in the Ukrainian Premier League on Sunday.The Brazil international made an offensive gesture towards the away fans and then kicked the ball into their section of the stand before the referee led all the players off the field in the 77th minute.Video footage shows Taison and Brazilian team-mate Dentinho leaving the field in tears after both had allegedly been targeted, while they were consoled by several Dynamo players. View this post on Instagram Amo minha raa, luto pela cor, o que quer que eu faa por ns, por amor Jamais irei me calar diante de um ato to desumano e desprezvel ! Minhas lgrimas foram de indignao, de repdio e de impotncia, impotncia por no poder fazer nada naquele momento ! Mas somos ensinados desde muito cedo a sermos fortes e a lutar ! Lutar pelos nossos direitos e por igualdade ! O meu papel lutar , bater no peito , erguer a cabea e seguir lutando sempre ! Em uma sociedade racista, no basta no ser racista, precisamos ser antirracista ! O futebol precisa de mais respeito, o mundo precisa de mais respeito ! Obrigada a todos pelas mensagens de apoio ! Seguimos a luta Net rasizmuA post shared by Taison Barcellos Freda (@taisonfreda7) on Nov 10, 2019 at 1:44pm PSTTaison was shown the red card by the referee immediately after the match played at Shakhtars temporary home at the OSK Metalist stadium in Kharkiv had resumed.The 31-year-old midfielder has said he was crying tears of indignation, repudiation and helplessness after the incident but promised he would not stop fighting against racism.He wrote on his Instagram account on Monday morning: I love my race, I fight for colour, whatever I do is for us, for loveI will never shut up in the face of such an inhuman and despicable act!My tears were of indignation, repudiation and helplessness, helplessness that I could do nothing at that moment! But we are taught very early to be strong and to fight!Fight for our rights and for equality!Shakhtar captain Taison, pictured playing against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League earlier this month, insists he will not stop fighting against racism (Darko Bandic/AP)My role is to fight, to beat my chest, to lift my head and keep fighting always.In a racist society, it is not enough not to be racist, we must be anti-racist!Football needs more respect, the world needs more respect!Thank you all for the support messages!Shakhtar condemned the alleged racism in a statement after the match, while their goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov admits the players were left shocked by the incident and said he had never experienced anything like it before.#NoToRacism https://t.co/j7zz2jmRoM pic.twitter.com/72uMl81Bjr FC SHAKHTAR ENGLISH (@FCShakhtar_eng) November 10, 2019The 35-year-old, who has won 92 caps for Ukraine, said on his clubs website: Everyone is somewhat shocked by what has happened in the stands. Ive seen that for the first time ever. Ive never thought that people can behave like that.We discussed the incident with the Dynamo players in the tunnel. They also have representatives of other nationalities in the team.I saw that (Dynamo midfielder Gerson) Rodrigues was also shocked, because this, as it turns out, concerned him as well. The referee had said he would stop the game if this happened again.Football needs real fansRead what Andriy Pyatov and Marcos Antonio said after defeating Dynamo and about racism https://t.co/3qz8b30nI4 FC SHAKHTAR ENGLISH (@FCShakhtar_eng) November 10, 2019Dynamo said in a statement that the club would not tolerate racism and that they would co-operate fully with any investigation.They also added: We consider hasty the allegation of a pre-determined guilt of the fans, when the investigation into the circumstances of this case has not even begun.Sundays incident came a week afterBrescia forward Mario Balotelli kicked the ball into the crowd after claiming he had been targeted during his sides defeat at Serie A rivals Verona.The former Liverpool and Manchester City striker also threatened to walk off the pitch, while Verona have been handed a partial stadium ban.(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
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