The hypocrisy of footballers on sensitive subjects such as racism infuriates Daniel Riolo to the highest degree.
Victim of racist insults during AC Milan’s victory on Udinese’s pitch (3-2), last Saturday in Serie A, Mike Maignan chose to leave the field. Even if the goalkeeper of the French team has received numerous messages of support on social networks, Daniel Riolo deplores the reluctance of football players on this sensitive subject.
“Players had spoken off-screen and kept saying: ‘when the time comes, we’ll talk’. The moment arrived, they spoke in front of the cops but behind them, they said nothing. There was not a complaint filed. They all filed away. Why? The business. ‘I don’t want to be in the sauce, I don’t want people to talk about me.’ In this world of football, there is a cowardice, a general hypocrisy that makes me cry. When what happened around Maignan happens, how can you not talk about it? It’s so disgusting”the sports journalist took offense on Wednesday evening on RMC.
💥 “In this world of football, there is a general hypocrisy that disgusts me.”
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For this debate, Herman Ebongue, general secretary of SOS Racisme, was invited to “L’After Foot”. “I would like from time to time that we do not forget to talk about the actors who are absolutely hypocritical on these subjects, who choose their little fights when it suits them, when the agent says OK. No one talks about these things and it’s absolutely disgusting”concludes Daniel Riolo.
