The Bordeaux player accused of having uttered racist insults this Tuesday towards a Dunkirk player, during a Ligue 2 match, was not excluded from the group while waiting to find out if the facts are proven , announced coach Albert Riera this Thursday.
Questioned at a press conference, Riera regretted “to have to talk about that rather than the athlete, but when there is something like that…”. “I can’t control what the players say on the pitch. We are all against racism, we are all working to fight against it. We must denounce everything that is happening. There is a +process+ now, we all have to be strong and tough against all this, that’s what I can say”continued the Spanish technician.
While waiting for the meeting, scheduled for Thursday, of the disciplinary committee of the Professional Football League (LFP) responsible for investigating the case, the Spanish technician clarified that no preventive measures had been taken against the player, whose name has not been released. “Must wait. It is up to the courts to say whether he is innocent or not.”he judged.
This Wednesday, after being informed that“a report” had been made by the northern club in a report to the delegate of the Bordeaux-Dunkirk match, the Girondins reacted in a press release by claiming to take “these accusations very seriously” and to have “immediately opened an investigation to shed light on it”.
“Racism, like all forms of discrimination, is contrary to the values of our club. If the facts were proven, the club commits itself to the utmost firmness to take all necessary sanctions.added the Bordeaux club.
