{"id":8867,"date":"2025-01-02T01:28:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T01:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/monaco-condemn-racist-abuse-of-defender-wilfried-singo-after-gianluigi-donnarumma-injury\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T01:29:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T01:29:00","slug":"monaco-condemn-racist-abuse-of-defender-wilfried-singo-after-gianluigi-donnarumma-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/monaco-condemn-racist-abuse-of-defender-wilfried-singo-after-gianluigi-donnarumma-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Monaco condemn racist abuse of defender Wilfried Singo after Gianluigi Donnarumma injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Monaco have condemned the &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; racist abused directed at Wilfried Singo after the defender caused a facial injury to Paris St-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in their French League 1 match on Wednesday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The goalkeeper required 10 staples to close a cut in his face after being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/live\/cj0r9940p55t\" class=\"ssrcss-k8mrr8-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">caught by Singo&#8217;s boot<\/a> when the defender attempted to jump over the on-rushing Italy international while through on goal during Monaco&#8217;s 4-2 home defeat by PSG.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Singo, who had been booked earlier in the game, was not punished for the incident, which saw the keeper to have to leave the pitch. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Singo apologised to Donnarumma, saying: &#8220;My gesture was obviously not intentional but I was able to see afterwards that he had a significant injury to his face.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The 23-year-old Ivory Coast international, who joined Monaco from Italian club Torino in 2023, was racially abused on social media after the match.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Monaco say the club &#8220;firmly condemns the unacceptable racist comments&#8221; and that &#8220;such behaviour has no place in sport, either on or off the pitch&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Ligue 1 club added they would be offering their &#8220;full support&#8221; to the defender. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Singo and Donnarumma spoke after the match, and the Italian was able to travel back to Paris with his team-mates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">PSG said Donnarumma would have &#8220;medical examinations&#8221; on Thursday and will &#8220;have to rest for several days&#8221;. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cewxn4948ejo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monaco have condemned the &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; racist abused directed at Wilfried Singo after the defender caused a facial injury to Paris St-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in their French League 1 match on Wednesday. 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