Richarlison has banana thrown at him after scoring for Brazil

 

 

After a banana was thrown at him during Brazil’s 5-1 victory over Tunisia, Richarlison declared that racism would continue “every day and everywhere” unless the government “punish” the perpetrators.

 

The incident happened following the Tottenham striker’s celebration of scoring Brazil’s second goal in the friendly match in Paris.

 

“As long as it’s ‘blah blah blah’ and they don’t punish, it will continue like this, happening every day and everywhere. No time bro!” Richarlison tweeted following the match.

 

Before the game began, Brazil posed with an anti-racism banner.

 

The team lined up with a message that read: “Without our black players, we wouldn’t have stars on our shirts.”

In a statement, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said it “reinforced its position to combat racism” and “repudiates any display of prejudice”.

In a separate statement, CBF president Ednaldo Rodrigues added: “Whether on or off the field, attitudes like this cannot be tolerated.”