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Originally Posted by Elkyiv

the whole thing appears to be a misunderstanding.

a Romanian linesman said the word "negru" (meaning black in Romanian) to the main referee to describe a coach (Webo) on the Basaksehir bench. Webo was loudly protesting a yellow card his player received.

Webo (worth noting, the only black coach on the bench for Basaksehir), heard the word negru and assumed the linesman meant it in a derogatory way.

The referees explained to the entire bench that the word "negru" means black. They refused to listen.

Demba Ba then protests that the linesman shouldn't have used "black" as an adjective to point out Webo, which to me, and any sane person, seems ridiculous.

This is why they are dismissing their protests. Because it is ignorant and assumes racism where there isn't any.

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