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In the absence of official reactions from Romania, the Roma in Germany wrote a letter to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin.
Romani Rose, president of the German Council for Romani and Sinti Minorities, sent a message to Ceferin asking him to act firmly after the PSG-Basaksehir scandal.
“For years, black footballers have been insulted by fans in European stadiums. The fact that racism has now come not from the stands, but from one of the referees, who must defend the values of fair play on the field , it is a new and unacceptable situation “, Rose begins her text message for Ceferin.
The official continues: “Sinti and Roman minorities are exposed to violent forms of racism in Europe. It is unacceptable for athletes in Basaksehir to respond to a racist insult by raising the level of racism. Such act must be properly followed and resolved by UEFA and the club. I hope that UEFA, which attaches great importance to the fight against racism, will strongly condemn the racist comments made by Basaksehir’s bench as well as by the fourth official. “
Okan Buruk, Basaksehir’s coach, is heard telling Romanian referees that “in my country, Romanians are ‘gypsies’. But I don’t call them ‘gypsies’. “
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