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Former Liverpool legend John Barnes defends Romanian referee Sebastian Colțescu: “If there were five black coaches and one white coach, then I would have marked him with the expression ‘white’. What else could or should I say?” asked John Barnes, writes Mediafax.
If there had been five black coaches and one white coach, then he would have indicated it with the expression “white.” What else could or should I say? “Former English international John Barnes asked on Twitter.
Barnes, a television expert and sportscaster, is an ardent activist against racism and discrimination in English football.
According to DailyMail, he repeatedly claimed to his followers on Twiteer that the Romanian official did nothing wrong, but only fulfilled his obligation to transmit information to the head referee.
When told by a Twitter user that there were many ways to identify someone without reference to race, Barnes responded, “If I’m the only white person in a room or group … AM I? … what else? Anyway? Would you have described the only white or black person in a group? ”he said.
Barnes considers that there is no problem with the language used, as long as the expression in Romanian does not have a racist connotation
The Englishman’s position was repeatedly challenged with various counterarguments and questions, but he insisted to the end that the Romanian official was doing nothing but fulfilling his duties.
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Furthermore, Barnes considers that there is no problem with the language used, as long as the expression made in Romanian does not have a racist connotation.
“And even if he said black … if this is the Romanian word for black … what’s up?” The Englishman asked.
Soccer fans remember John Barnes picking up a banana that was thrown from the grass and hitting it, then bit into it during a 1988 Liverpool-Everton game.
Sebastian Colțescu used the word “black” to indicate Cameroonian-born coach Pierre Webo, on Tuesday night, during the match between PSG and Basaksehir Istanbul, when Ovidiu Hațegan, central referee, asked him to indicate the bench referee Turkish in what was to sanction him.
Publisher: Liviu Cojan
