Eto’o suffers racist abuse

RACISM again reared its ugly head in Spanish football as Barcelona’s Samuel Eto’o suffered sustained abuse at Real Zaragoza.

La Liga’s leading scorer decided he had had enough and tried to leave the field 14 minutes before the end. Eto’o was persuaded to continue principally by team mate Ronaldinho and Real Zaragoza’s Ewerthon, who are both black Brazilians, but it left a nasty taste despite the 2-0 win which kept Barca on top of the Spanish first division.

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard said: “Samuel is a human being and he felt bad on the pitch, but I was pleased with the attitude of his team mates who told him to continue.”