‘We are all monkeys’ – St George players go bananas to support Alves against racism Dani Alves unconventional handling of the racist abuse he suffered during Barcelonas match at Villarreal received growing support on social media as his fellow professionals posted images of themselves posing with bananas. The likes of Adane Girma, Minyahel Teshome and Fitsum Gebre Mariam took to facebook and twitter to show their backing for the Brazil defenders actions, which took place during the second half of Barcas dramatic 3-2 comeback win at El Madrigal on Sunday night. In response to a banana being thrown onto the pitch in front of him as he prepared to take a corner, Alves nonchalantly picked it up, peeled it and took a bite before continuing with the game. Alves unusual reaction to Sundays incident has hit the headlines and seen him receive increasing support from the world of football. His Barca and Brazil team-mate Neymar led the way after posting the above picture on Instagram of himself holding a banana on Sunday night while writing We are all monkeys, and on Monday that image had been replicated by several other players. Another Ethiopian striker, St Georges Umed Ukuri, was accompanied by team-mates Fitsum Gebre Mariam and Minyahel Teshome, posted a similar image on Facebook:
Posted on: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 05:57:37 +0000
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