Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan accuses France of fuelling racism after alleged PSG-Istanbul incident
A Romanian fourth official was accused of racism during the Champions League match, causing the game to be suspended
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Your support makes all the difference.The Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that the racist incident during the Champions League game between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir was a fresh expression of racist trends in France.
"This approach is unforgivable. Our determined stance will continue. (...) France has become a country where racist rhetoric [and] actions are intensified," Erdogan told a news conference in Ankara.
On Tuesday, Istanbul Basaksehir's players, closely followed by their opponents Paris St Germain, walked off the pitch during a Champions League soccer game on Tuesday after the Turkish club accused a Romanian match official of racism.
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