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Pierre Webó says "enough is enough" that a Champions League judge has identified him by the color of his skin
  • What happened on Tuesday night in the Men’s Champions League has caused a great stir: A referee has identified Pierre Webó, from the Istanbul technical team, for the colour of his skin, until the match they played against Paris Saint-Germain has been suspended.
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All Istanbul men's football team players left the camp in the middle of the match on Tuesday night. Reason: racism. Paris Saint-Germain was playing a Champions League game, when the fourth referee pointed out a racist comment about a member of the Turkish technical team, who was expelled by the Real Sociedad.

It was the 20th minute of the match, the scoreboard was matched and the lead collegiate, Romanian Ovidiu Alin Hategan, pointed out a direct lack in favor of the PSG. Pierre Webó, Cameroonian, one of the helpers of the Istanbul team coach who protested against this decision, will remember the fans of Osasuna, who for years played with the T-shirt. The fourth judge notified the principal judge of this fact. He told him that the author of the protest had been "black" and Webó became angry, as did his fellow gang members who were on the bench of the substitutes.

The fourth referee explained that he did not say "black", but "black guy", but that the explanation did not convince Istanbul players: Webó’s team members believe that the fourth judge used skin color to identify it. “Why don’t you call a white guy?” they asked him furious.

The incident completely conditioned the party that was to be played on Tuesday. Despite attempts by UEFA representatives to relax the situation, the players on both teams decided to suspend the match and turned to the locker rooms. This Wednesday, the match that remains to be disputed in the Buesa Arena is disputed.