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Monday, May 12, 2014 - 10:52
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Banana thrown at Nigel de Jong

Footballer Nigel de Jong was pelted with a banana after the match between AC Milan and Atlanta Bergamo, which Milan lost 2-1. The midfielder reacted to the incident on Twitter. "Keep smiling, there are worst [sic] things in life than racial abuse. People are just 2 ignorant these days", 29-year old De Jong Tweeted. He was one amongst several dark players on the AC Milan team, who fans targeted with bananas. Daniel Alves, goalkeeper for FC Barcelona, also had a banana thrown in his direction. He reacted stoically to the racism from a Villarreal fan, and ate the banana.

"Keep smiling, there are worst things in life than racial abuse. People are just 2 ignorant these days" #No2Racism pic.twitter.com/is4LUEI9Va

— Nigel de Jong (@NDJ_Official) May 11, 2014

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