Posted by Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles claims he has endured similar racist abuse to Manchester City star Raheem Sterling, with this behaviour going unpunished despite his protests.
Sterling allegedly suffered racist taunts from a Chelsea fan during City’s 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
The incident has reignited the debate over how to tackle racism in football after the sport struggled for decades to eradicate the problem.
Now Maitland-Niles has revealed his own disturbing experience of racism. Asked if he has been on the receiving end of racist abuse, the 21-year-old replied:
England U21 international Maitland-Niles said his own encounter with racism came during his time in Arsenal’s academy.
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The incident has reignited the debate over how to tackle racism in football after the sport struggled for decades to eradicate the problem.
Now Maitland-Niles has revealed his own disturbing experience of racism. Asked if he has been on the receiving end of racist abuse, the 21-year-old replied:
“Yes, I have. Not at a professional level but growing up in the youth ranks.A week before Sterling’s incident, Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had a banana skin thrown in his direction as he celebrated in front of Tottenham supporters after opening the scoring in the north London derby.
“I think it’s disgusting, honestly. I really do credit Raheem for coming out and standing up for himself and other players and speaking about it.”
England U21 international Maitland-Niles said his own encounter with racism came during his time in Arsenal’s academy.
“It was pretty much similar to what Raheem got to be honest,” he said.Maitland-Niles revealed he informed football authorities of the incident, but nothing was done.
“I literally went out to pick up the ball for a throw-in and there was a bit of racial abuse behind me.
“What can I do? I just got on with the game, as he did. It hurts. It hurts me to talk about it.
“It hurts to think about it. But I think that’s why it’s so important that we need to get rid of it from the game.
“To me, responding to it is scoring a goal to put their team down. I only thought they were doing it because I was having a good game.
“I guess that’s one way of them sort of trying to knock me off my game and make me feel uncomfortable about myself. But to be honest, I just try and play my football and not really say much about anything.”
“As we’ve seen, from Raheem Sterling coming out to speak, so like I said before, I think we just really need to put our heads to it and get it cut out as soon as possible,” he added.
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| Article Name | Arsenal's Maitland-Niles Says Authorities Did Nothing After He Reported Racist Abuse To Them |
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| Published On | 12/12/2018 |
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