Historical Decision To Abandon Champions League Game

The Champions League game between Paris Saint-German and Basaksehir Istanbul was interrupted and finally canceled yesterday after the assistant coach of Basaksehir Istanbul Pierre Webo got a red card for complaining and the fourth official Sebastian Colţescu used the N-Word to identify him. The game will continue today Wednesday at 18:55 with a new referee team. The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned "the racist statement against Pierre Webo" and announced via Twitter: "We are unconditionally against racism and discrimination in sport and in all areas of life. The French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu also praised the behavior of the football professionals on both teams with the words "Tonight athletes have made a historic decision against an attitude that they have judged to be unacceptable on Twitter.