USMNT condemns racism after Folarin Balogun and Chris Richards were insulted online following Panama loss

To say that things went from bad to enough for the USMNT tonight won’t be enough. Just hours ago, Gregg Berhalter’s side suffered a shocking 2-1 defeat to rivals Panama in Copa America Group C. What made the matchday two result even worse, however, was that the Star and Stripes’ star players Folarin Balogun and Chris Richards were subjected to racist abuse. angry Netizens. US Soccer takes care of the matter for them. ‘extremely disturbed’ by the incident.

Following the loss, an Instagram user named @jda222villa took to a post shared by Chris Richards after Bolivia’s win, tagged him and wrote: “A disgrace to the country… should become a black fairy boy.” In response, the Crystal Palace defender posted the screenshot in his story and wrote: “👍🏻👍🏻noted.”

The USMNT was not satisfied with this and quickly addressed the matter with X: “US Soccer is aware of the racist comments made online following today’s game against several of our men’s national team players and is deeply concerned. There are absolutely There is no place for such hateful and discriminatory behavior in soccer. These actions are not only unacceptable, but they violate the values ​​of respect and inclusivity that we uphold as an organization. US Soccer stands firmly against racism in all forms and will continue to support our players.”

(This is a developing story…)