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'Racism': He called me a 'monkey' and said I should 'go back to the jungle' - Fafa Picault

Fafa Picault. Born in New York City, United States. In the photo, Picault in action for American Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union. Picault moved away from Philadelphia Union in 2019 and joined FC Dallas in 2020. Photo: Kyle Ross/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Faf a Picault, erstwhile Cagliari striker has accused the club's Primavera coach at the time of ‘calling me a monkey or telling me I need to go back to the jungle’.


Picault began his playing career with Cagliari, playing for the Rossoblu between 2006 and 2011, and has since forged a career in MLS.

Now, the 29-year-old - born in New York to Haitian parents - has suggested that he left Italy due to suffering sickening racist abuse in Sardinia.

“You have different forms of racism,” he said during a live Facebook broadcast.

“I’ve dealt with it differently in different locker rooms and in stadiums. When I moved to Italy I was about 16 and I moved up to the first team around 17 years old.

“Our coach at the time with the reserve team was probably one of the worst people I’ve met.

“Daily, I had to deal with him calling me a monkey or telling me I need to go back to the jungle in Africa, black players don’t have technique, you’re just fast, go run, we brought you here to run.

“He didn’t bring me, the President brought me, but he said that’s what I was brought for.

“I would have monkey stickers posted in my locker at times and I was getting in fist fights maybe twice a week."

Cagliari fans have also gained notoriety for racially abusing Blaise Matuidi, Moise Kean and Romelu Lukaku in the last two years.

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