Christantus Ugonna Uche Uche, The 21-year-old Nigerian midfielder, who will play as a striker for Getafe against Barça tonight at 9pm at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Montjuïc, has denounced racism in Spanish football in statements to ESPN and has blamed the referees for allowing it and doing nothing to stop the rough play he receives.
“In the first two or three games of La Liga “I have seen with my own eyes that the referees are very bad. They hit me and the referee just told me to get up. No, it is a foul and he has to signal it. But if they hit another person, the referee just blows the whistle and it is very painful. It is very painful. You cannot do anything and you have no power. The referee has the power to do whatever he wants. No, he has to stop it. It is not good,” he said.
UcheHe also regretted that “They call me a fucking black man and the referees do nothing”although it was not clear whether he was referring to the current season or to other clubs in lower categories of Spanish football where he played.
The Nigerian leads the ranking of fouls received with 19 above the 18 committed by the Barcelona player Lamine Yamal and 4pm Take Kubofrom Royal Society.
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