Tim Weah, son of Africa football legend, George Weah and former Arsenal Nigerian striker Folarin Balogun and other members of the US national team were racially abused on social media after the Americans were beaten 2-1 by Panama in the Copa America on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
The Americans nearly held on for a tie, but Panama scored a late goal that put the US hopes of advancing past the first round in serious jeopardy.<\/p>\n
After scoring USA\u2019s only goal on Thursday, Balogun shared racist messages he received on Instagram, which included images of primates and emoji bananas.<\/p>\n
US Soccer said several of its players were the targets of racist comments, although it declined to name anyone specifically.<\/p>\n
The US Soccer Federation issued a statement saying it was \u2018deeply disturbed with the racist comments made online.\u2019
\nWeah was sent off in the 18th minute after punching a Panama player. It was the earliest red card for a US player since Jimmy Conrad was tossed from a 2010 friendly against Honduras.
\n\u201cThere is absolutely no place in the game for such hateful and discriminatory behavior,\u2019 the statement said, via Daily Mail.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese actions are not only unacceptable but also contrary to the values of respect and inclusivity that we uphold as an organization.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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