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| Brazilian striker Wellington left in tears after receiving racist abuse during football match in Romania | Brazilian striker Wellington left in tears after receiving racist abuse during football match in Romania |
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| Brazilian footballer Wellington has spoken out about the "incredible" racist abuse he received from opposition fans during a match in Romania. | |
| The Concordia Chiajna striker accused Rapid Bucharest supporters of throwing a banana at him during the Romanian league match on Friday. | |
| TV footage showed a number of supporters making monkey gestures and racial slurs against the forward during the game. | TV footage showed a number of supporters making monkey gestures and racial slurs against the forward during the game. |
| Wellington, who reportedly burst into tears at the end of the match, told local media on Saturday: "It's incredible what happened... my wife and my child were in the stands. | Wellington, who reportedly burst into tears at the end of the match, told local media on Saturday: "It's incredible what happened... my wife and my child were in the stands. |
| "I wanted to get out of the field, I'm not a monkey." | "I wanted to get out of the field, I'm not a monkey." |
| The striker went on to say: "I told the referee (about the incidents) and he gave me a yellow card." | The striker went on to say: "I told the referee (about the incidents) and he gave me a yellow card." |
| He added: "Those who did that are idiots, I hope the federation will do something about it." | |
| The scenes have caused outrage in the Black Sea state, where less than two months ago champions Steaua Bucharest were hit with a partial stadium ban by UEFA following racist behaviour from their fans during a Champions League match in July. | The scenes have caused outrage in the Black Sea state, where less than two months ago champions Steaua Bucharest were hit with a partial stadium ban by UEFA following racist behaviour from their fans during a Champions League match in July. |
| The Romanian football authorities were not immediately available for comment, Reuters have reported. | The Romanian football authorities were not immediately available for comment, Reuters have reported. |
| In an extraordinary statement, Rapid boss Marian Rada said: "Was he crying? Don't you see what's happening in theatres? Maybe Wellington should have cried because he didn't score." | |
| He went on to say: "How do we know it was a Rapid fan? Maybe a banana just slipped out of someone's hand in the stands." | He went on to say: "How do we know it was a Rapid fan? Maybe a banana just slipped out of someone's hand in the stands." |
| Meanwhile, Romanian police have said an investigation has been launched after a Rapid Bucharest fan entered the stadium in Chiajna with a flag with Nazi symbols printed on it. | Meanwhile, Romanian police have said an investigation has been launched after a Rapid Bucharest fan entered the stadium in Chiajna with a flag with Nazi symbols printed on it. |
| Police said they will use video evidence to track the offender who could face between six months and five years in prison. | |
| Additional reporting by Reuters |