US EditionCanadian player racially abused online in wake of 2-0 Copa America loss to Argentina
- Canada's men's soccer team faced racist comments online after a 2-0 loss to Argentina at the Copa America, with a player, likely Moise Bombito, targeted for a tackle on Lionel Messi.
- Canada Soccer issued a statement expressing concern over racist remarks directed at a player post-match and collaborated with CONCACAF and CONMEBOL on the issue.
- The governing body for Canada's soccer team condemned the online racial abuse and engaged with regional governing bodies for further action.
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Canada Soccer says it’s “deeply disturbed” after Rapids’ Bombito gets targeted on social media with racist messages
ATLANTA — Canadian soccer player Moise Bombito had racist messages directed at him on social media after he made a tackle on Lionel Messi during a 2-0 Copa America loss to Argentina on Thursday. The Canadian National Team issued a statement on social media late Thursday night about the messages without mentioning Bombito by name. “Canada Soccer is aware of and deeply disturbed by racist comments made online and directed at one of our men’s natio…
ATLANTA (special envoy) .- Euphoria was in the air. Argentina had gone through, with a lot of effort and several doses of suffering, its debut as defender of the title in the Copa América. The 2-0 win against Canada cost a lot, and that's how the players of the national team understood it, who highlighted the toughness of the opponent. While the screams of the crowd resounded in the air, delighted that the superhero Lionel Messi had done well, a…
Canadian men's soccer team 'deeply disturbed' after player targeted with online racist abuse
Canada's impressive performance in a 2-0 loss to top-ranked Argentina at Copa America has come at a cost, with Canada Soccer saying one of its players was a victim of online racial abuse following Thursday's match in Atlanta.
Canada says it’s ‘deeply disturbed’ after Bombito gets targeted on social media with racist messages
ATLANTA (AP) — Canadian soccer player Moise Bombito had racist messages directed at him on social media after he made a tackle on Lionel Messi during a 2-0 Copa America
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