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PSG, Başakşehir teams walk off field after racial slur by official

Paris Saint-Germain's decisive Champions League game with Istanbul Başakşehir on Tuesday was suspended in the first half as the players walked off the pitch after a racial slur by one of the match officials. The game at the Parc des Princes stopped in the 14th minute, with the players walking off around 10 minutes later.

Published December 09,2020
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The Champions League game between Paris Saint-Germain and Başakşehir has been interrupted after players walked off the field on Tuesday after a fourth official used a racial slur against an assistant coach.

Players from the Turkish team were furious after assistant coach Pierre Webo was shown a red card by the match referee Ovidiu Hategan of Romania at Parc des Princes, saying that the fourth official had used a racial term against Webo, who is from Cameroon, before he was sent off.

Başakşehir substitute Demba Ba demanded that the fourth official — Sebastian Coltescu of Romania — explain himself, while PSG players Neymar and Kylian Mbappe also demanded an explanation. Başakşehir coach Okan Buruk said "you are racist" to Coltescu.

The score was 0-0 when the incident took place about 15 minutes into the match.