 Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o Fils was the target of racist abuse |
Barcelona and Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o Fils was the target of apparent racial abuse from Getafe fans during his side's 2-1 victory in Madrid on Saturday. The African Player of the Year was greeted with monkey noises from around 50 of Getafe's supporters every time he touched the ball during the Spanish League match.
However after the match Eto'o said he preferred not to comment about the incidents.
Getafe's Romanian striker Gica Craioveanu, however, was critical of the fans' reaction.
"I don't agree with this sort of behaviour," he told reporters after the game.
"I wouldn't have liked to have been in Eto'o's shoes and I would have felt really bad about it."
But Craioveanu's team mate Nano felt the abuse was not racially motivated.
"They weren't shouting at Eto'o because they are racist, it was just because they wanted to annoy him," he said.
The issue of racism in Spanish football has come to the fore in recent weeks after visiting black players were abused in the friendly international between Spain and England and also the Champions League match between Real Madrid and Bayer Leverkusen.
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