If racist insults are repeated, Athletic players say they will leave the camp
- Bilbao's Athletic striker, Iñaki Williams, has stated that if the racist insult resumes, all players will leave the camp, suspending the match.
In an interview given to the Spanish television program Universo Valdano to Iñaki Williams, the striker said: "Twenty-one. In the 21st century, we cannot afford it. The color of the skin, the race, the sex -- they're unacceptable in football. Better not to repeat it, but if so, I know that I will count on the support of many people, as was clear from what happened in Tenerife.”
Williams has no doubt about his position on such a case: “The players have talked about the issue and if [racist insults in the field] happen again, we will leave the field and we don’t care if we are given the game for lost, because it would be a kick against racism”,
During the match against Espanyol in Barcelona, Williams suffered racist Iranians from a number of Espanyol supporters. Although he was told at the time to judge José María Sánchez Martínez, the party continued. The case was then widely publicized by the media and Athletic's striker received numerous support gestures that left him with serious problems.
The only match that had so far been postponed in the Spanish football leagues has been the match between Rayo Vallecano and Albacete. Judge José Antonio López touches decided not to play the second part of the second division game, after several fans called the Ukrainian player Roman Zozulia "Nazi", the media reported.
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