He emerged as the hero of the weekend amidst a tense match between Villareal and FC Barcelona on Sunday (2-3). In the 75th minute, Dani Alves, preparing to take a corner, faced a despicable act of racism as a banana was hurled towards him. Sadly, such incidents are becoming all too common in European stadiums. However, it was Alves’s response that captured the attention of the football world on Monday.
Defying the bigotry, Alves calmly picked up the banana, peeled it, and took a bite before proceeding to take the corner kick. His bold action garnered widespread praise, with Emmanuel Adebayor commending the Catalan’s stance against racism: “Respect to Dani Alves. No place for racism in football” accompanied by the hashtag #SaynotoRacism.
SEA, Massive respect to @danid2ois, there is no place for Racism in Football. #saynotoracism (life’s… http://t.co/duPGo8SVbh
— Emmanuel Adebayor (@E_Adebayor) April 28, 2014
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