Racism in Holland: “[Marko Arnautovic] called me a nigger” - Ibrahim Kargbo
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Accusations really don’t get bigger than this.
Willem II have thrown their support behind their Sierra Leone defender Ibrahim Kargbo after he accused FC Twente forward Marko Arnautovic of making a racist remark during their Eredivisie match on Saturday.
Twente ran out 2-0 winners, with Arnautovic scoring the second, but Kargbo’s claims have threatened to overshadow the result as in his post match interview the centre-half made public that he was called “a nigger” by the Austrian forward.
Following the match Steve McClaren was quizzed on the incident, with the Twente boss saying “I can’t say anything about it because I don’t know what happened and because I haven’t spoken with Marko yet. I could only speculate. But let one thing be clear, I don’t accept racism in general. Not in my team, not in the club and not in my surroundings.”
Ibrahim Kargbo’s no-holds-barred post-match interview can be seen here.
Footage of how the incident came about can be seen six minutes into this video.
Steve McClaren’s post match interview, in which the local reporter showed the former England manager the television images forcing the Twente coach to give his immediate opinion of the incident (which he repeatedly refused to do) can be seen here.
10 Responses to “Racism in Holland: “[Marko Arnautovic] called me a nigger” - Ibrahim Kargbo”
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March 17th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
actually, when we see the footage, it looks like it’s kargbo who’s attacking arnautovic. It’s not the first time kargbo has accused someone of being racist on television after a defeat… It’s his way of making opponents pay back after a defeat.
March 17th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
I like how it says “racism in holland” when there’s not a single dutch person involved
March 17th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
at least he wasnt covering his face with a blue binder
March 18th, 2009 at 1:03 am
“I like how it says “racism in holland” when there’s not a single dutch person involved”
but its in holland, right? so whats your point?
March 18th, 2009 at 1:27 am
If he doesnt want racism then go play in Africa is what I always say..
March 18th, 2009 at 2:15 am
what a philosopher jay… i hope u were ironic because if not that’s the sadest thing i’ve ever heard
March 18th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Jay, are you a bit simple ?
March 18th, 2009 at 10:42 am
“simple jay”, what’s wrong with u?
March 18th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Jay. Did you eat a bag of nails today?
If you did, seek medical help immediately, thank you.
PS: Have you also heard of global village?
March 30th, 2009 at 3:31 am
It´s a very evil track of that man just to blame another one who plays soccer much better than he does. there should be also a punishment for wrong accusations.
like arnautovic i would never call that guy a nigger, but he seems to be an a….hole