Milan keeper calls for end to racist abuse in football

AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan says too many people are “complicit” in allowing racism to continue in football.

Transcript

00:00 After two discriminatory incidents this weekend, FIFA president Gianni Infantino suggested

00:08 an automatic forfeit for any team whose fans have committed racism.

00:14 Coventry player Casey Palmer and AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Magnon both faced monkey gestures

00:19 during their matches, leading to Magnon forfeiting his team's game against Udinense.

00:25 He said more needs to be done to combat racism.

00:41 Pierre Poir, executive director of the FAIR network, said at least right-wing government

00:46 had created a hostile environment where racism could thrive.

00:49 "Don't forget we also in Italy have a backdrop of a far-right government for whom these sort

00:55 of issues are not a priority.

00:57 Sometimes you can understand how fans are confused.

00:59 They're being told by football players not to racially abuse them and then they're being

01:03 told by the government that immigration is bad and immigrants are being demonized every

01:08 week."

01:09 AC Milan has fully backed their goalkeeper.

01:12 A Udinense representative has also pledged the club will take action and implemented

01:16 a social media blackout in support of Magnon.

01:21 His France teammate Kylian Mbappé showed his support on X.

01:25 [MUSIC PLAYING]

01:28 (whooshing)