US EditionLens winger Saint-Maximin racially abused after he says his children were targeted
RC Lens condemned racist social media abuse targeting Allan Saint-Maximin and his children, closing comment sections and pledging continued protective measures, the club said.
- On Tuesday, French club Lens said Allan Saint-Maximin faced a flood of hateful and racist insults on social media after joining on a six-month winter transfer-window deal.
- Saint-Maximin left Mexican side Club América after saying last week his children were victims of racist abuse and protecting them was his priority.
- Saint-Maximin wrote `But there is one thing I will never tolerate, and that is attacks on my children,` and added `To those who dared to go after my children, let me say this: you made a mistake.`
- Lens has restricted comments and closed the comment sections on certain posts, saying it will continue to make its social media platforms safe and respectful spaces.
- Earlier in his career he played for Saint-Etienne, Monaco, Nice, and for four seasons at Newcastle, and played just 16 league matches with Club América after signing last August.
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Laminute.infoArrived in Lens to revive his career after a hasty departure from Mexico, the French winger was the target of hateful insults on social networks, pushing the club to react publicly.
The 28-year-old attacker claims to have left the Club America, Mexico, because of the racial discrimination suffered by his children. He is now targeted by many racist messages written in Spanish.
Allan Saint-Maximin left America in a sopressive manner because of racist attacks on his family.The Frenchman returned to his country with RC Lens, but the harassment did not stop, and his new team went out to protect him publicly.At hours of being announced as a reinforcement of RC Lens, the club released a statement condemning an avalanche of hate messages and racist expressions directed at player Allan Saint-Maximin, on social networks.What h…
The French striker left the MX League to meet the joy of playing football. Allan was overwhelmed by extra-sport problems.
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Lens winger Saint-Maximin racially abused after he says his children were targeted
LENS, France (AP) — French club Lens is outraged by the racist abuse aimed at recruit Allan Saint-Maximin after a previous racist incident involving his children ended his career in Mexico’s top flight.
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