'Not a world I want my children to see': Matuidi blasts racism scourge

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Last Updated : Apr 08 2019 | 9:20 AM IST

Blaise Matuidi echoed the disillusionment of other black footballers when he said on Sunday that the events of the week suggested "this is not a world I want my children to see."
"It's sad," the World Cup winner told Canal+ in France. "It happened to me last year in this stadium and we cannot tolerate it."
"I just can't wait to see the back of it, seeing how things are done in the game at the minute."

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First Published: Apr 08 2019 | 9:20 AM IST

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