Newspaper apologizes for racist comment about Fati
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Barcelona player Ansu Fati received an apology in a Spanish newspaper yesterday for being profiled racially by one of its journalists.
ABC journalist Salvador Sostres wrote of Barcelona鈥檚 5-1 win over Ferencvaros on Tuesday that 鈥淎nsu when running has something of a gazelle, or a very young, black street vendor running鈥 away from police. Teammate Antoine Griezmann was one of many readers who denounced the description by Sostres in a message on Twitter: 鈥淎nsu is an exceptional young man who deserves the same respect as any human being. No to racism and no to bad manners.鈥 ABC published an apology by Sostres yesterday. 鈥淢y intention was to praise the beauty of Ansu鈥檚 movement and his talent as a very young player,鈥 Sostres wrote. 鈥淪ome expressions were understood as racist insults. Nothing was further from my intention, nor the very favorable opinion of the player that I have expressed in all the match reports I have written since his debut. I deeply lament the misunderstanding and I ask forgiveness if anyone has felt offended.鈥 Fati, who is black, was born in Guinea Bissau and immigrated with his family to Spain when he was six years old. Now 17, he is one of Barcelona鈥檚 most promising players.
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