Palmeiras was São Paulo champion against São Paulo last weekend, and when it came to provoking rival Danilo, he used a homophobic term
the player of palm trees, Danilo used his social networks this Wednesday, 6, to apologize for the homophobic term he used when celebrating the title of Paulistão conquered by in front of the Sao Paulolast Sunday, 3. It turns out that after the 4-0 rout, the midfielder referred to the rival club as “bambis”.
This expression is pejorative and that São Paulo’s rivals usually use to provoke the São Paulo team. According to information from the website “GE”, the case ended up in the Court of Sports Justice of São Paulo (TJD-SP) and will be analyzed. In his apology, Danilo says he knows he used words he shouldn’t have.
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“I’m here to apologize to everyone for the way I behaved after winning the São Paulo title. I ended up getting carried away by the heat of the moment and used some words that I shouldn’t have used”, started by telling the player along the text posted on his official profile on “Instagram”.
“I am black, I was born in the Northeast and I come from a humble family. I would never do anything with the intention of harming or offending someone. Anyone who knows me knows my character and all the difficulties I overcame to reach one of the biggest clubs in world football” , Danilo continued in his apology.
“I’ve been part of Palmeiras’ professional squad since 2020 and I’ve always followed all the rules. On the field, I’m a disciplined, loyal athlete, who takes few cards and tries to do the best for the team. But, off the field, I’m a human being who hits and misses, just like anyone else. I exaggerated in the jokes and, for that, I apologize again. I’m young and I’m willing to learn from everything that happened”said the player.
In cases like this, article 243-G of the CBJD (Brazilian Sports Justice Code) provides for a penalty of suspension of five to ten matches, in addition to the payment of a fine, for those who “practice a discriminatory, contemptuous or outrageous act related to prejudice on account of ethnic origin, race, sex, color, age, elderly person or person with a disability”.
Source: sportbuzz
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