Villarreal have issued a life ban to the supporter that threw a banana.during Barcelona's 3-2 win at El Madrigal on Sunday night.Barca defender Alves responded to a racist taunt in Sunday's game by picking up a banana that landed at his feet, peeling and then eating it before proceeding to take a corner kick.
Villarreal
released a statement on Tuesday afternoon confirming the ban, which read:
"Villarreal CF wants to communicate that the club deeply regrets and
condemns the incident that happened yesterday during the match against FC
Barcelona in which a fan threw an object onto the field of El Madrigal.
"Thanks
to the security forces and the invaluable assistance of the Yellow crowd, the
club has already identified the person and has decided to withdraw his season
tickets, permanently banning his access to El Madrigal stadium.
"Once
again our club would like to express its firm commitment to promoting respect,
equality, sportsmanship and fair play both on and off the field and our
absolute rejection of any act that is contrary to these principles, such as
violence, discrimination, racism and xenophobia."
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