Paris Saint-Germain’s mercurial Brazilian star Neymar may face a ban of as much as seven video games from the French prime flight after placing out at Marseille’s Alvaro Gonzalez on Sunday.
VAR cameras caught Neymar slapping Gonzalez throughout a mass brawl in damage time on the finish of PSG’s 1-Zero defeat to Marseille on the Parc des Princes.
Neymar was certainly one of 5 gamers dismissed within the recreation however, after the match, he spoke out towards Gonzalez’s actions, as he accused his reverse variety of racism.
“Have a look at the racism. That is why I hit him,” he tweeted.
“The one remorse I’ve will not be hitting this fool within the face.
“It is simple for VAR to indicate my ‘aggression’. Now I would like them to indicate the picture of the racist who referred to as me a ‘MONKEY SON OF A B*TCH’. I would actually like that!”
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There was no clear proof of Gonzalez making racial slurs towards Neymar, and the Brazilian’s head coach Thomas Tuchel admitted after the match that, “He informed me it was a racist insult however I did not hear something on the pitch.”
Marseille boss Andre Villas-Boas added, “There isn’t a place for racism in soccer, however I do not assume that was the case. We’ll have to take a look at it.”
The governing physique soccer in France, the LFP, will now evaluate the incident earlier than handing out its suspension for the Brazilian, with the group’s rules stating that the Brazilian may very well be banned for as many as seven matches, in line with French sports activities outlet RMC Sport.
“An aggressive motion dedicated outdoors of a recreation set and with out inflicting damage to the opponent can result in the suspension of seven video games,” the rules learn.
If the rationale for the dismissal is an tried assault, the participant can anticipate a ban of as much as six video games.
Gonzalez denies utilizing racist language throughout the recreation and delivered a pointed message to Neymar, saying, “Typically it’s a must to be taught to lose and take it on the sphere.”
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