Shakhtar's Taison sent off for reaction to racist abuse

Shakhtar Donetsk’s Taison was sent off on Sunday after reacting to racist insults from the crowd. The Brazilian midfielder raised a finger to Dynamo Kyiv fans before kicking the ball into the stands. Taison, 31, has played in Ukraine since 2011, and left the field in tears with his Brazilian teammate Dentinho also visibly upset. Following Uefa-recommended protocol, the referee then took the players to the dressing room for five minutes, Fare said, before dismissing Taison and restarting the game which Shakhtar won 1-0. The third step of the protocol would have been to abandon the match

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[amandebnath]

If I was the captain of Shakhtar, I would have abandoned the match with all my players straight to the dressing room.

[carloswier]

The Booth team should have leave the pitch. The fans Can Watch the grass.

[moistpeanut]

Brazilian players are the only reason the Ukrainian league has any viewership.

[Apokalypseplease]

When he received the red card I wished the players of both teams would have left the pitch too. That would be a real statement.

[kazap]

Those refs have to decide sometimes more human instead of following rules

[giuseppeloneliano]

What's sadder is that the coaches never look like they mean what they say

[Ankku_Yonzon]

Giving straight red for the player's reaction on abuse will only uphold the cause.

[timoe]

Are his teammates human? Why didn’t they walk off for support.

[JustTheHighlights]

For me, it's very simple. We have cameras everywhere. Anyone spotted hurling abuse at players is removed and banned. Let's see how long it lasts.

[ShankyLightfoot]

Almost more shocking than these incidents is the general indifference from UEFA and the FA’s. What a disgrace.

[DankMonty]

The fact we still have to deal with racism, smh

[scoutvietnam]

'indignation' means anger and "repudiation" mean rejection

[darrenkavanagh]

The ref should be ashamed of himself and helped the player out

[sayanxtreme]

I love the compassion from the rival players.

[quinn]

The whole team should have just walked off after the red card. Why give the racist people and the referees a show when their teammates are faced with racial abuse?

[mgf]

I've never seen such a season which has barely started in Europe 2 months ago and already there is more than 5 cases of racism that have happened.. if this doesn't wake anyone up, idk what will.

This happened to two players on the same team, why the captain didn't do anything? We'll never know 🤷🏼‍♂️

[primprim]

Well, Bonucci would say its
50/50 😔

[TheTenthJinchuuriki]

If the coach supports those suffering from racism he should abandon the match with his players. Those fans can watch their team kick the ball amongst themselves.

[yotx]

it comes to a point where we cannot be silent any longer, and will become a point where we lash out at the situation that has hurt us as humans.

[RoM-pomd]

Do I dare say, the fact that his teammates didn't walk off the pitch with him means they acquiesce to the racist act he endured. Pathetic!