Neymar-Alvaro affair: "Racism interests the authorities less than the negotiation of TV rights"

Attentive to the conclusion of the Neymar - Alvaro case, which resulted in an absence of sanction this Wednesday evening, Dominique Sopo, president of SOS Racisme, is surprised that the fight against racism is not a priority for football leaders. French.

Should we rejoice or deplore that there is no sanction?

DOMINIQUE SOPO

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To impose sanctions, sufficient evidence is needed.

It was felt that they were not.

Of which act.

After that, one can wonder if Neymar's reaction during the match did not lend credibility to the fact that he was treated with racist words.

We can especially ask questions about the denial of Noël Le Graët and wonder if his words are not likely to tip the verdict on the side of an absence of sanction.

Do you feel like a masquerade?

No, we are very far from the masquerade.

When Neymar says live that he is the victim of racist remarks, he is not lying.

Why would he have released this stuff?

What Neymar asks is for the ref to tell Alvaro to shut up.

We are not on a player who seeks a penalty when he is not touched.

He knew there could be no immediate sanction.

Even though he was wrong about the words, he was just asking that it stop.

Are you angry at the way French football deals with the scourge of racism?

This verdict does not make me angry.

When we sanction a person, there must be proof.

What revolts me is that we are faced with an environment whose authorities are failing because they do not put the means to fight against discriminatory phenomena.

I am talking about awareness-raising actions, training, support for victims… Racism interests them less than the negotiation of television rights.

It is time for the public authorities to take their responsibilities and reflect so that the federations take action and stop this inadmissible denial.