TIL Desk Sports/ Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) striker Neymar Jr has admitted that he acted like a fool to earn a red card against Marseille. In the match between PSG and Marseille, Neymar had accused Alvaro Gonzalez of racism.
The match became a subject of controversy as five players including Neymar were given red cards for being involved in a brawl type situation. After the match, Neymar had also taken to Twitter to say that he regretted not hitting Gonzalez in the face while the Marseille defender said that he did not make any racial slurs and Neymar needs to learn how to lose.
On Monday (local time), Neymar again released a lengthy statement saying that he regretted how the entire situation unfolded, but he also asked the people in power to address the issue of racism in sport.