A complaint filed after racist insults during a match in Hérault – France

A weekend like any other on the amateur football fields.

After the story of Wilfried Baana Jaba, new racist acts took place on December 15 last during a Departmental 2 match between l’US Villeveyrac et l’AS Celleneuve. At the half-hour mark, a goal denied to Villeveyrac would have set the stands on fire, some local supporters verbally attacking the opposing captain, Kévin Salvador: “They called me a Kirikou, a kahlouche and a dirty monkey”confided the Martinican player this Monday to Free Midday.

A complaint to the gendarmerie

Faced with these accusations of racist insults, US Villeveyrac responded with a press releasedenying “categorically any racist remarks” from its players or supporters. The club reiterated its attachment to “living together” and at “mutual respect”while calling for a rigorous investigation to shed light on the facts.

For their part, Kévin Salvador and several AS Celleneuve players filed a complaint with the Mèze gendarmerie for racist insults. The Hérault district, alerted of the case last Friday, confirmed that the case was being investigated and that a verdict would be rendered. “within two or three weeks”.

Trent Alexander-Arnold, true to himself