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UEFA has launched a comprehensive investigation into the racism scandal in the Champions League match between PSG and Istanbul Başakşehir in which referee Sebastian Colţescu was involved. according to the Daily Mail.
Colţescu is charged after calling the second of the Istanbul team, Pierre Webo, “the black one”.
But UEFA is also investigating the reactions of the Turkish team, and one of the officials was heard uttering the word “gypsy” (“gypsy”), in an attempt to explain how Romanians are viewed in Turkey. “In my country, Romanians are gypsies, but I can’t call them ‘gypsies’.”
BREAKING: Voice from behind “In my country, Romanians are gypsies!” No comment.
Initially, I thought it was Topal who was saying it, judging from the lip reading. I am not certain about the identity of who said it, so I will not advance any name. pic.twitter.com/cPauQ0lM4t– Emanuel Rosu (@Emishor) December 9, 2020
Turkish officials have called on UEFA to suspend the Romanian referee for life for his comments and say he should receive an exemplary sanction.
The investigation will take about 10 days.
Webo, the one who started the scandal, said he received a lot of support both inside and outside of football, but also some insults from Romania.
“They were the most difficult days of my career.”
Sebastian Colţescu, 43, was in his last match as an international referee after being removed from the FIFA list sent by the FRF to UEFA for 2021.
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