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This time they refused to be silent: a game in the US was blown up, a footballer was thrown out of his team
After a San Diego-skinned player suffered a racist insult without the referee's response, a player who came out of the closet was attacked on a homophobic background.
This time the explosion was inevitable and the actor who made the call, was severely punished
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Wednesday, 07 October 2020, 13:04
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In the video: The storm in the game between San Diego Loyal and Phoenix Rising (from YouTube)
Jr. Flemings must have always dreamed of his name appearing on ESPN, and leading sports websites in the UK and other European countries.
In recent days this has indeed happened, but the Phoenix Rising striker in the US sub-league did not want to be so public.
At a time when many US athletes are fighting loudly for equal rights, where the Me Too movement has erupted in recent years, where celebrities fight against discrimination, Junior Flemings paid a very high price in terms of image.
The 24-year-old Flemings, a Jamaican national team player, was a partner in a Phoenix Rising game against San Diego Loyal in the USL League - the second in the U.S. league structure hierarchy. His team was 3-1 behind, when deep in extra time of the first half he faced With rival player Colin Martin, calling him "batty boy" - a derogatory nickname for gays, originating in Jamaica.
Martin was not a random victim and neither was the nickname that came out of Flemings' mouth. The 25-year-old American is one of the first professional footballers ever Out of the closet, probably while their careers are still active.His exit from the closet in June 2018, earned him extensive media coverage and a warm embrace from the world of sports in the US.
And now he has fallen victim.
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Not a random victim, nor is the nickname given to him.
Conor Martin (Photo: GettyImages)
After the homophobic call at a game a few days ago, the injured Martin went on a rampage and received a red card.
On the way down to the locker rooms, the referee talked to the two coaches and decided to cancel the suspension, but it was already too late.
At halftime, legendary former player Landon Donovan, who coaches San Diego, pushed his players off the field if Flemings were still on him.
He was willing to give up the 1: 3 advantage and risk a technical loss, just to do justice.
And so it was.
When the team players returned from the locker rooms to the lawn, the San Diego players saw that Flemings were still there, knelt down and immediately afterwards, got off the field.
Martin explained: "We decided we would only return to play if the referee sent Flemings away, if his coach replaced him, or if the player himself asked to be replaced. But none of the three happened and Landon told us: 'Although we lead, I think we should not return to the game.' We all agreed. "
Flemings denied after the game, but yesterday the league tribunal found him guilty and removed him from six games.
Immediately afterwards, Phoenix announced that he was suspended from the team until the end of the season.
This means that he has actually finished his way in the team because his contract will expire at the end of November.
This is not how he hoped to reach ESPN and the global media.
Flemings in Jamaican national team uniform (Photo: GettyImages)
This is the second time in just two weeks that San Diego Loyal has been involved in an incident of this kind and maybe that's why this time its players and coach simply refused to shut up.
On September 24, she was hosted by the Los Angeles Galaxy Development Team and rival player Omar Ontebrus made racist remarks towards the brown-skinned Elijah Martin.
Despite the claim that one of the members of the judging panel heard the comments, Ontebrus was not removed.
On September 26, two days after the game, Ontebrus was found guilty by the league tribunal and Los Angeles Glassy immediately released his contract.
In addition, he was sent off for six games.
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