New York Red Bulls supporters walked out of the club's match against the Houston Dynamo and called for harsher discipline following Dante Vanzeir's racial remark scandal.
supporters walked out of the club’s match in Harrison, New Jersey, on Saturday as the team battled to a 1-1 draw against the Houston Dynamo.suspended and fined Dante Vanzeir for using racist language toward San Jose Earthquakes strike Jeremy Eboisse. The player alleged that a Red Bulls player used a racial slur during their match on April 8, causing a scuffle and a delay.
"The South Ward is unified in our desire to protest in reaction to the racial abuse that occurred during the match on April 8th, as well as the inadequate response put forward by the New York Red Bulls and Major League Soccer," the groups said in a joint statement Friday."It is the position of the South Ward that we will not provide active, in-stadium support at Red Bull Arena until Dante Vanezir and Gerhard Struber are justly punished and held accountable.
RED BULLS FORWARD DANTE VANZEIR STEPS AWAY FROM CLUB ‘UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE’ AFTER USING RACIAL SLUR IN MATCH "We also feel the lack of punishment for Gerhard Struber is unacceptable," the supporters group said."His inability to take accountability for his mistakes continues to be a reoccurring frustration. We stand with our players, past and present, as well as staff, on the sporting and non-sporting sides, who have had the misfortune to deal with his behavior.
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