WE ARE TOGETHER Pierre Webo handed a special jersey by PSG president following delayed game in wake of official race row
PSG handed race-row victim Pierre Webo a special jersey after the delayed Champions League tie with his club Istanbul Basaksehir.
Posted Thursday, December 10, 2020 by Thesun.co.uk
Romanian fourth official Sebastian Coltescu may quit football rather than face a possible 10-match Uefa ban after both sides accused him of racism.
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi gives Pierre Webo a No9 shirt after the Istanbul coach was the subject of an allegedly racist comment in the original tie
Pierre Webo was among those angered by what he perceived as racism towards him from Romanian fourth official Sebastian Coltescu
Players from both teams, including PSG superstars Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, warmed up for Wednesday's game in tops with a clear anti-racism stance Credit: EPA
Coltescu sparked a walk-off after he allegedly identified Basaksehir coach Webo as "the black one" when asked by referee Ovidiu Hategan who to approach.
Webo was shown a red card but was on the bench for Wednesday's tie - lasting 76 minutes due to its 14th minute abandonment on Tuesday - as Uefa suspended his 'sending-off' while they investigate racism claims.
And after PSG's 5-1 win, the French champions' supremo Nasser Al-Khelaifi acted to show the two clubs' solidarity by giving the Cameroonian a No9 shirt with his name on it.
PSG joined with visitors Istanbul Basaksehir in taking the knee before kick-off in Wednesday's rearranged Champions League tie
Players from both teams had warmed up in “No to Racism” T-shirts.
And they also took a knee alongside the new match officials from Holland and Poland.
Neymar's treble and a double from strike-partner Kylian Mbappe helped PSG top Goal H ahead of Manchester United's conquerors RB Leipzig.
But the fall-out from Tuesday night's original tie continues.
Coltescu denied he had done anything wrong, telling Romanian reporters: “I just try to be good.
"I’m not going to read any news these next few days. Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not racist. At least, that’s what I hope.”
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