“I heard monkey sounds”
lnice match between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. He had more than just football. Before the break Nico Williams He received racist abuse from the stands from a very small group of people, and the Basque footballer asked the referee to stop the match as he was about to take a corner.
After the incident, the protocol was activated, and over the public address system it was asked to stop shouting insults at the players. Moreover, both coke How Griezmann They asked to stop the part of the stands from which the insults were coming. Television footage showed the madman shouting “monkey” at the youngest child. Williams.
I hope this will gradually change. I celebrated it like that with anger, it’s not normal to be insulted because of the color of your skin.
A few minutes after receiving insults Nico Williams He scored the tying goal and celebrated by highlighting the color of his skin.
At the end of the game, Nico Williams confirmed that these were racist insults and this was his message: “I walked around the corner and heard monkey noises. There weren’t many of them. Stupid people are everywhere. I hope this will gradually change. “I celebrated with anger, it’s not normal to be insulted because of the color of your skin.”
cokeThe Atlético captain supported the Spaniard into the DAZN microphones: “If something happened to Nico, support him. There is no place in our society for people who abuse.“.
A clear message from Iñaki Williams
Soon after, Inaki WilliamsNiko’s teammate and brother, gave his opinion on the situation and made his opinion very clear: “I knew that if my brother did this, something would happen. They gave him the onomatopoeia of a monkey. This has nothing to do with anything in life in general. The judge intervened very skillfully. Then people whistled at my brother every time he held the ball, I don’t understand it. The one who insults should whistle, not the victim.”
Then people whistled at my brother every time he held the ball, I don’t understand it. The one who insults should whistle, not the victim.
“I am very sad that I have to give such a message. It’s a children’s sport, we grew up playing football. The nature of this sport has many positive aspects and we must lead by example.” This must end now. We must raise our voices and put an end to this scourge.“Iñaki commented to DAZN.
The record contains racist chants
Judge’s report Martinez Munuera picked it up this Saturday”sound imitating a monkey ‘uh-uh’»» emanating from the southern part of the Civitas Metropolitano stadium during the match between Atlético Madrid and Athletic, when Nico WilliamsBilbao team player was about to take a corner in the first half.
“About the 36th minute of the match, when the game was supposed to restart with a corner in favor of Athletic, a sound was heard from the south stand simulating a monkey’s “Uh, uh,” which was heard by the assistant referee. . number one, at the same time as Athletic Club number 11 Nico Williams.“, he tells the protocol.
“It was at this point that the anti-racism protocol was activated, indicating to the Atlético Madrid delegate that the match could not restart until it was communicated over the public address system that such sentiments must stop and what if they will happen again, we should stop again, but this time to everyone who enters the dressing room,” the referee added.
“A minute later, the match was restarted over the public address system,” he explained.