In a match against Villarreal on Sunday, 30-year-old Barcelona player, Dani Alves ate the banana thrown at him by a racist. Since the incident, a viaral campaign has started on the social media against racism.
The banana was thrown on the pitch towards Alves as he was about to take a corner kick. He shocked everyone by picking it up, peeling it and eating it.
After the match, Alves spoke about the incident “We have suffered this in Spain for some time; you have to take it with a dose of humour. We aren’t going to change things easily. If you don’t give it importance, they don’t achieve their objective. I don’t know who it was, but thanks to whoever threw the banana, the potassium gave me the energy for the two crosses which led to a goal.”
The person who threw the banana was identified and banned for life from games at the stadium for being a racist.
Comedian, Ali Baba, Musician Davido, as well as football stars from all over including Samuel Eto’o, Mario Balotelli, Bacary Sagna, have joined the trend to campaign against racism.
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