Racist Abuse: Toure labels Allegri and Bonucci 'disgrace' after criticizing Kean's goal celebration

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Yaya Toure has labelled Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri and defender Leonardo Bonucci a ‘disgrace’ for their criticism of forward Moise Kean’s celebration in the face of racist abuse from Cagliari fans.


Kean celebrated his 85th-minute goal in Juventus 2-0 win away Cagliari in a Serie A match on Tuesday’s at Sardegna Arena by standing in front of Cagliari supporters with his arms outstretched, having earlier endured monkey chants from the stands.

He was criticised by teammate Bonucci and manager Allegri after the game.

Toure, who spoke during a panel discussion at UEFA’s Equal Game conference on Wednesday, said: “For me it’s a disgrace. You can’t do that.

“It was unbelievable. A teammate, a manager saying: ‘You shouldn’t have done that’ to one of your own players.”

“I think it’s the worst scenario you can have in football. Your teammate attacking you, saying things like that, is just unbelievable. I can’t imagine how hurt he was when he saw that.”

“I want to see what the Italian FA is going to do about that. It’s really important because this is what we’re fighting for. I want to see what the response is.”

Toure also supports the move for players to walk off the pitch whenever they are racially abused.