A Pro Soccer Player Suffered Horribly Racist Abuse During A Game, And Left In Tears

Brazilian soccer player Everton Luiz was the object of racist chants during a game in a Serb league Sunday, according to a CBS News story. Luiz left the pitch in tears after his team’s victory that featured scuffles between Luiz’s Paritzan Belgrade side and the Rad team.

According to the story, “Serbian fans are notorious for racist outbursts against black players. Rad supporters are known for their nationalist ultra-right behavior. On Monday, the Serbian Football Association suspended Rad’s stadium in Belgrade until further notice because of the fans’ behavior.”

Luiz issued a statement through his team:

“My family and I feel at home in Serbia and this is why I could not stop the tears after the game. I took 90 minutes of racist abuse and other insults from the terraces and thereafter I found myself in a cauldron of emotionless individuals who charged at me when they should have protected me. I want to forget this, refocus on football and urge everyone to say ‘No’ to racism.”

“Cauldron of emotionless individuals” is very descriptive, although I would’ve gone with something less poetic and something more blunt, like “sinkhole of a-holes” or “crater of cat vomit” or “pit of tiny-d*cked douchebags” but I don’t want to edit anyone’s art, so good for you, Everton.

(CBS News, For The Win)

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