Messi, the racist slippage

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By: Manu Tournoux

In terms of racism, prescription cannot be tolerated. Royston Drenthe says loudly: Lionel Messi in the past has made racist remarks against him. Facts that the interested party had denounced at the time, already, in 2012.

In a Dutch media, the former defender of Real Madrid expressed himself 13 years ago: ” Do you know what bored me the most? The way he called me “El Negro, El Negro” each time. I understand that it is a habit in Latin America to call people in color this way, but I did not support it … »»

“Messi called me” shit black “”

This week when he was invited to the microphone of the podcast “The Wild Project”, the former Batavian international now 37 years old returned to his clashes with the Nonuple Ballon d'Or, a real icon of world football and FC Barcelona in particular. “” During a match with the Hercules Alicante, against Barça, Messi called me “shit black”. Afterwards, he told me that the Argentinian players called themselves like that between them and that for them it was normal. For example, he called like that (Ezequiel) Garay and that didn't bother him, but you have to understand that a guy like me didn't like it. It's not the same when friends say that in training and when an opponent tells you …
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However, RoySton Drenthe does not really want Lionel Messi. “” It has passed, he concludes without manifest resentment. And I have a lot of respect for him because he was one of the best players in the world. »»