Racially charged incidents aimed at black players in European football leagues have occurred frequently, with calls for the need to address racism in the sport.
According to the Guardian, a Tottenham Hotspurs fan was arrested a week ago after throwing a banana skin at Arsenal FC forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during the game.
Italian striker Mario Balotelli has been at the centre of many racial attacks on the field. In February he was booked after making a gesture towards Dijon fans who were making monkey chants, according to ESPN.
According to BBC, two spectators were arrested in Scotland for directing racial abuse at Motherwell substitute Christian Mbulu at Tynecastle Park last week during a match against Hearts.
Liverpool’s Luis Suarez was charged after aiming racial slurs at then Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, in a match in 2011.
A campaign called Kick It Out was established 25 years ago to combat racism in football. According to the campaign, 53% of discrimination incidences reported between 2017-2018 were race related.