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Getafe are 10th in La Liga after their players battled to a 2-2 draw against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday
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Getafe have condemned \u201cderogatory and intolerant\u201d chants aimed towards their team after Mason Greenwood was targeted by opposition fans.<\/p>\n

Loanee striker Greenwood, 21, was\u00a0reportedly\u00a0met with chants calling for him to die during Wednesday\u2019s La Liga match against Athletic Bilbao.<\/p>\n

Criminal charges against Greenwood, including attempted rape and assault,\u00a0were dropped in February.<\/p>\n

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Greenwood joined Getafe on a season-long loan from Manchester United.<\/p>\n

The club said the chants have been \u201coccurring repeatedly\u201d at games but did not mention any players, members of staff, opposing teams or specific incidents in the statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe players and coaches of Getafe are aware of the media impact of playing in the best league in the world,\u201d\u00a0the statement read.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, beyond that, they are people with feelings, who have family and friends who suffer with them and deserve respect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greenwood joined Getafe this month after leaving Manchester United\u00a0by mutual agreement\u00a0following a six-month internal club investigation.<\/p>\n

He was\u00a0reportedly met with chants from the crowd\u00a0when he made his Getafe debut against Osasuna on 17 September.<\/p>\n

Similar chants were also reportedly heard during Wednesday\u2019s 2-2 draw against Bilbao when the one-cap England striker made his first start.<\/p>\n

The statement read: \u201cGetafe CF wants to express total disapproval of the derogatory and intolerant chants, especially serious insults, which have been occurring repeatedly during the La Liga season and which damage the image and also the morale of our players and coaching staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cInsulting chants, out of any civic context, [are being] aggravated with criticism that we respect as freedom of expression from a sporting point of view, but that we do not share when that critical current is attributed with derogatory epithets, insults and disrespect to the members of the staff and coaching staff of Getafe.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of this seriously damages the image of our club, the competition and the professionals who make it up.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetafe CF are against violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

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