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Target of racist insults on Saturday evening during Udinese-Milan, Mike Maignan thanks all the people who supported him, and especially attacks all those who are “complicit” in such actions. And the French goalkeeper does not hesitate to name the culprits.
“It was not the player who was attacked. It’s the man. He’s the father of the family. This isn’t the first time this has happened to me. And I’m not the first this has happened to. » Mike Maignan is angry. The day after this Udinese-Milan where he was the target of monkey cries from Friulian supporters, the French goalkeeper chose his words and expressed himself strongly this Sunday noon, via a message posted on his social networks .
The former Lille resident thanks everyone who supported him, and there are many of them (“My club AC Milan, to my teammates, to the referee, to the Udinese players and to all those who sent me messages, who called me, who supported me privately and publicly », he explains). But Maignan especially attacks those who do not act, and he has no hesitation in naming the culprits.
Maignan wants to win “the fight”
“We made press releases, advertising campaigns, protocols and nothing has changed, he denounces. Today, an entire system must take responsibility: The perpetrators of these acts, because it is easy to act in a group, in the anonymity of a platform. ⁃The spectators who were in the stand, who saw everything, who heard everything but who chose to remain silent, you are complicit. ⁃The Udinese club, which only spoke of an interruption of the match, as if nothing had happened, you are complicit. ⁃The authorities and the prosecutor, with everything that is happening, if you do nothing, YOU WILL ALSO BE COMPLICOUS. »
Maignan, however, chooses to conclude on a note of hope. “It’s a difficult fight, which will take time and courage. But it’s a fight we will win”wants to believe the Blues goalkeeper, who can count on the support of his teammates, like Kylian Mbappé.
It was not the player who was attacked. It’s the man. He’s the father of the family. This isn’t the first time this has happened to me. And I’m not the first this has happened to.
We made press releases, advertising campaigns, protocols and nothing has changed.… pic.twitter.com/47tfcW4oNo
— Magic Mike Maignan (@mmseize) January 21, 2024
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