Fans of J-League club Urawa Reds produce racist ‘Japanese Only’ banner in their stadium

Urawa Reds fans produced a shocking banner today during their J-League defeat to Tosu.

A photograph of the ‘Japanese Only’ banner went viral on Saturday with it believed to be aimed at foreign tourists.

The club had eleven Japanese players in their starting XI but do have a Serbian manager.

Urawa Reds defender Tomoaki Makino said after the game, “This is what should not be done to the player who play for Urawa with pride”.

He continued “[if] we can’t be united, we can’t win”.