Galaxy ahead Joseph Paintsil was the sufferer of a “racist incident on social media” following the crew’s 2-1 loss to LAFC on Saturday at BMO Stadium, the Galaxy stated in an announcement Monday.
The incident occurred after Paintsil shared a file Major League Soccer Instagram post about him getting his first shot at LAFC within the El Tráfico intercity rivalry. After the match, somebody commented, “Mon Key could not do something right this moment” with a laughing emoji, in accordance with a screenshot on Reddit. Paintsil shared a screenshot of the racist touch upon its Instagram Stories.
The Galaxy stated the incident was reported to MLS instantly. A crew spokesperson informed the Times that Paintsil had spoken to the league concerning the incident and was training with the crew.
“The membership stands with Joseph and anybody who has suffered racial abuse through social platforms or elsewhere,” the Galaxy stated. “There isn’t any place for racism in our group, our league or anyplace else in society.”
“MLS and the Galaxy have offered the assets Joseph must really feel supported throughout this tough time,” the Galaxy spokesperson stated.
Paintsil, 26, was acquired from Belgian Pro League facet Genk in February. Financial phrases of the deal weren’t launched, however the Galaxy confirmed the switch charge was round $9 million. The MLS rookie has began all seven video games for the Galaxy this season, contributing two objectives and two assists.
Him returned to Instagram Tuesday with a lighthearted “throwback” submit that includes images from a go to to Universal Studios and a video of himself rapping alongside to a track by Ghanaian singer Opanka. There was no point out of Saturday’s incident.
THE The League released a statement Monday.
“Major League Soccer explicitly condemns discriminatory and racist remarks and is dedicated to completely supporting LA Galaxy ahead Joseph Paintsil and others in our league who’re victims of hate speech,” it stated. “MLS and the membership proceed to work with native authorities and anybody discovered accountable will likely be held accountable to the fullest extent.”
LAFC skilled the same state of affairs in 2018, when Norwegian ahead Adama Diomande, who performed for the membership from 2018 to 2020, wrote on social media that he was referred to as the N-word throughout a US Open Cup match in opposition to the Portland Timbers. The US Open Cup Adjudication and Discipline Committee performed a listening to and decided that there was inadequate proof to find out whether or not a racial slur had been used in the direction of Diomande in the course of the match.
LAFC retweeted Galaxy’s assertion relating to Paintsil on Monday.
“We stand in solidarity with Joseph,” LAFC wrote. “LAFC stands united in condemning racism, discrimination and hatred in all its types.”
The identical day, LAFC also posted a comment on Galaxy’s tweet on the Paintsil subject. “Whoever did such a horrible factor is just not accepted in our group,” LAFC wrote.
In 2020, the Galaxy launched midfielder Aleksander Katai after changing into conscious of posts on a social media account belonging to his spouse, Tea, that appeared to make mild of the protests and looting that occurred following the loss of life of George Floyd. The identical 12 months, the Galaxy’s reserve crew, then often called Galaxy II (now Ventura County FC), launched defender Omar Ontiveros after reviewing an on-field incident wherein Ontiveros was accused of utilizing discriminatory and racist language.
