The striker then missed a penalty kick in the lost European Supercup against PSG and had to suffer that on his social media with a lot of dredger. “Racism has no place in our society,” said the Frenchman.
“We are disgusted by racism that Mathys Tel received on social media after the defeat of the UEFA Super Cup.” Tottenham Hotspur already posted that on Instagram last Thursday. The London club then gave a 0-2 lead against PSG and eventually lost in the penalty shootout. In that series, Tel – just like Micky Van de Ven – missed his penalty.
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Tel initially did not respond to racism, so now – a week later – so. “After the last few days I want to thank you for all your support,” writes the French striker Instagram. “I was also disappointed about the game on Wednesday evening, but racism has no place in our society. Every day is a learning process and every day is a lesson. I know where I come from, where I started and nothing of this will take me down. With work and humility you force respect for the support.”
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Bournemouth striker Antoine Semenyo also racist
Also Antoine Semenyo, attacker at Bournemouth, also recently fell victim to racism during the defeat of his team against Liverpool on Anfield last Friday (4-2). Semenyo scored twice in that party. A 47-year-old man from Liverpool, who was arrested because he was suspected of having insulted Semenyo racist, is now free again, but did have a stadium ban.