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The first reaction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) to the racism scandal in which the referee Sebastián Colțescu is involved. The ministry published a picture of UEFA’s anti-racist slogan: “No to racism. Respect.”
The slogan and image, used in the anti-racism campaign carried out by the European football body over the years, were posted on the MFA’s Facebook page.
The racism scandal in which the Romanian referee Sebastian Colțescu is involved has taken on a diplomatic scale. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted on Twitter Tuesday night after the referee was accused of making a racist comment in the Champions League match between PSG and Istanbul Bașakșehir. The Turkish Foreign Minister, as well as the sports ministers of Turkey and France, where the position is held by a former Romanian athlete, condemned such behavior.
Romanian Sports Minister Ionuț Stroe also reacted. He apologized on behalf of Romanian sports and said that racism could not be tolerated.
Sebastian Colțescu apologized in a message posted on his Twitter account. “In such a context, sometimes people do not express themselves correctly and can be misinterpreted,” he added.
Editing: Alexandru Costea
