“You’ll be complicit”, strong message from Mike Magnan for everyone to “take up their responsibilities” after racist insult
Jennifer Lorenzini / Reuters
The day after the incident during the meeting between Udinese and AC Milan, the goalkeeper published a message to condemn the lack of action in the fight against racism in the stadium.
AC Milan and French goalkeeper Mike Magnan speculated on Sunday, a day after racist abuse during an Italian championship match, that “The whole system had to take its responsibilities“
“This is not the first time this has happened to me. And I’m not the first person this has happened to. We created press releases, advertising campaigns, protocols and nothing changed“, he wrote on his X account (formerly Twitter).
“Today, the entire system must take its responsibilities. The perpetrators of these acts, because in a group, it is easier to act in the anonymity of the platform. The spectators who were in the stands, who saw everything, who heard everything but chose to remain silent, you are involved.“, he condemned.
“The Udinese club, which only talked about the interruption of the match, as if nothing had happened, you were involved. Authorities and prosecutors, with everything going on, if you do nothing, you will be complicit.», wrote Maignan.
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“I am not a victim (…). This is an uphill battle, which will require time and courage. But it is a battle we will win», concluded the Blues goalkeeper.
On Saturday evening during the countdown to the match on the 21st day of the Italian Championship, spectators chanted monkey cries and racist insults in the direction of Maignan. After alerting the match referee, he left the field followed by his teammates before resuming the match five minutes later. AC Milan won the match 3–2 and consolidated their 3rd place in the Serie A standings.
The Italian Football Federation is expected to rule this Tuesday on the sanction imposed on Udinese, a sanction that could range from a fine to a suspension from the stadium for one or more matches. The police and court were contacted. Contacted by AFP, he was unable to provide details on the ongoing investigation.
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