Mike Maignan is not the only goalkeeper to have been a victim of racism this week.
After Japan's surprise defeat against Iraq (2-1) in the Asian Cup in Qatar, it was Japanese goalkeeper Zion Suzuki who suffered this scourge on social networks.
Zion Suzuki, whose father is Ghanaian-American and mother Japanese, explained on Monday that he had been the victim of racism online.
While he can accept criticism of his performance, he explained that he "would like people to stop making racist comments."
“Racism cannot exist”
Suzuki then immediately received the “total support” of his entire team.
“Zion is an important player for Japan and I strongly oppose people who violated his human rights and attacked him in a racist manner,” defended Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu at a press conference.
Ahead of Japan's match against Indonesia on Wednesday, Hajime Moriyasu said racism "simply cannot exist."
“If this has caused Zion any stress or harm, he has the full support of the entire team,” he continued.
This case comes after that concerning the French international goalkeeper of AC Milan Mike Maignan, victim on Saturday of racist insults and monkey cries during the Italian Championship match on the Udinese pitch.
Fifa President Gianni Infantino has called for perpetrators of racist insults to be banned from all stadiums, as well as for clubs whose fans commit these misdeeds to be defeated on the green carpet.