Alves abuse sickens Espanyol boss

ESPANYOL coach Mauricio Pochettino has condemned the racist abuse aimed at Barcelona defender Dani Alves during the Catalan derby and said it needs to be “eradicated” from football.

Sections of fans targeted the Brazil international with monkey noises during the 1-1 Primera Division draw at Espanyol’s Cornella-El Prat stadium.

Pochettino said after the game in El Mundo Deportivo: “We condemn it, we want to get away from these situations. We want to eradicate these things and I’m right behind that.”