SOCIAL - AS Monaco pitcher Tchouameni takes a stand against racism

Reacting to the shameful racist booing happened during AS Monaco CL third qualifying round against Sparta Prague, French club midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni published a relevant and noteworthy message, through his social media:

"It's hard to find my words to tell you how I feel about what happened yesterday.

After a year playing behind closed doors, I was more than happy to renew with a crowd in an official game. It's the football that I know and that I love. I celebrated my goal, same way as usual, while monkey noises were thrown around me.

We decided, as a team, to respond in the brightest way: on the field. I am proud of my team mates, our coach, and our staff, for the reaction we had.

The hateful messages and the death threats I received won't get to my head. I won't let hate win this game".

Meanwhile, the Czech club might end up being sanctioned by UEFA, upon the disgraceful incident.

OUR TURN TO BE HEARD ✊ pic.twitter.com/XxgkpRuBZc

— Tchouameni Aurélien (@atchouameni) August 4, 2021