AFL and Collingwood condemn display of anti-Islam banner during game
Richmond Football Club reveals that one of its players who is Muslim, Bachar Houli, was also racially abused at the Magpies-Tigers match
The AFL and Collingwood have condemned the display of an anti-Islam banner at Friday night’s match between the Magpies and Richmond in Melbourne.
And Richmond Football Club has revealed that one of its players was racially abused at the same game.
The club said on Saturday said the AFL was investigating “another incident of abuse” involving Bachar Houli, who is Muslim.
The banner, adorned with “UPF” logos and which read “Stop the mosques”, was displayed near the scoreboard at the city end of the MCG at half-time.
AFL and Collingwood condemn display of anti-Islam banner during game | Sport | The Guardian
A video of it being put in place was later uploaded to the United Patriots Front Facebook page.
The AFL chief, Gillon McLachlan, condemned the banner as “divisive, ignorant and deeply offensive”.
McLachlan
said the league’s security manager was investigating and if the people
responsible were AFL members they would “be banned from games”.
“Our
game has a history of egalitarianism and inclusion, and we must make
sure that it continues to be a place where all Australians feel
welcome,” McLachlan said.
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