Three days after Dante Vanzeir’s confession, Major League Soccer (MLS) on Thursday sanctioned the Belgian striker of New York Red Bulls for his racist remarks in the middle of a match. The person concerned was thus suspended six games for these facts which he recognized after the meeting against the San Jose Earthquakes (1-1) on Saturday. The management of the North American football championship thus wanted to mark the occasion concerning the 24-year-old player, who arrived in early February in the United States from Union Saint-Gilloise.
He apologized Monday via a statement on social networks. After the Red Bulls-Earthquakes match, San Jose forward Jeremy Ebobisse claimed that an opponent had made racist remarks against him, without revealing the identity of the player in question. “I made a mistake, I will follow all the steps that will allow me to grow,” said Dante Vanzeir at the time.
“Dante Vanzeir is not racist”
The Red Bulls franchise for its part “unreservedly apologized for these unacceptable events”. Dante Vanzeir, who has also been fined, will also have to attend training and education sessions, or participate in “restorative practice programs”, added the MLS.
The case caused a stir in Belgium, where the one who wore the Red Devils jersey once received the support of his former teammates from Union Saint-Gilloise. “I don’t know what happened, but at the Union we know that Dante is a good boy, kind and well-mannered,” the team’s captain, Maltese Teddy Teuma, told the local press. , for whom Vanzeir “is not racist”.