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Kick out it has called on the Football Association after the governing body confirmed that it was exploring a tweet sent by the Bernardo Silva of Manchester City to behave.
Silva in comparison City team-mate Benjamin Mendy into the character over Conguitos’ packet – a brand readily available in Spain and Portugal.
“We are extremely disappointed to find the tweet posted by Bernardo Silva,” said the anti-discrimination body.
Manchester City declined to comment.
The article was printed at 12:44 BST on Sunday however had been deleted at 13:30 BST.
Bernardo then tweeted:”can’t even laugh with a buddy these days.”
France Mendy and Silva are near friends before both combined City in 2017, and performed at Monaco.
The tweet was reacted to by mendy and also did not appear to take action.
A Kick It Out statement added:”Racist stereotypes are not acceptable as’banter’, and we’re shocked that someone who’s a role model to countless has failed to comprehend the discriminatory nature of his post.
“The FA have been educated and we feel that retrospective action should be taken, including mandatory education – that is vital to combat offensive behavior such as this.”
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