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Villas-Boas stunned by Alvaro death threats after Neymar’s racism claim – The World Game
Andre Villas-Boas has expressed alarm that Alvaro Gonzalez and his family received abuse including death threats after Marseille’s win at Paris Saint-Germain.
Spanish defender Alvaro was involved in the stormy ending to Sunday’s Classique, with Neymar sent off for striking him on the back of the head as five players were red-carded in stoppage time.
Neymar explained the incident by alleging he was subjected to a racial slur, saying on Twitter that his only regret was not hitting his opponent in the face.
Marseille are standing by their player, insisting he is not racist and stressing he has the support of team-mates. Alvaro denies making such a slur…
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