Marseille declare to have footage of Neymar racially abusing Japanese right-back Hiroki Sakai throughout their Ligue 1 win over Paris Saint-German earlier this month, a supply near the membership mentioned on Tuesday. The person mentioned Andre Villas-Boas’s facet have proof of the Brazil ahead making the feedback on two events. A Marseille spokesperson refused to verify the allegations.
“We now have no remark. We entrust all our experience and evaluation to the examiners” of the league, they mentioned.
The world’s costliest participant alleged he was the victim of racist abuse by Marseille defender Alvaro Gonzalez within the fixture the place five players including Neymar himself were shown red cards.
Final week Brazil’s Globo Esporte mentioned PSG had submitted a video of the incident to the French league (LFP) “to aim to show that Neymar was the sufferer of racism”.
Three Brazilian lip-reading specialists interviewed by Globo TV on Sunday agreed Gonzalez had known as Neymar “mono” — “monkey” in Spanish — after watching the footage from French broadcaster Telefoot.
Nevertheless, different lip-reading specialists — notably in Gonzalez’s native Spain — have analysed the identical tape and located no proof the defender used a racial slur.
Based on some Spanish media studies, Neymar in truth used a homophobic slur towards Gonzalez.
A PSG supply informed AFP the allegations had “no worth”.
The LFP, which suspended Neymar for 2 matches over the incident, has opened a probe into his accusations, which Gonzalez denies.
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In a while Wednesday, PSG’s Angel Di Maria faces a disciplinary listening to after Gonzalez alleged he was spat at by the Argentina winger throughout the recreation.
Tv footage appeared to indicate Di Maria within the act however he prevented punishment by the match referee.
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