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.
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- Published Date: 12:05 AM 09 December 2020
- Updated Date: 12:09 AM 09 December 2020
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.
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