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Neymar defended by Marseille's Sakai over racism claim

Marseille's Japanese star Hiroki Sakai has rejected claims Neymar made a racist remark towards him last month.

Paris Saint-Germain lost a fiery clash against Marseille 1-0 in September with five players sent off in a dramatic conclusion that saw Neymar leave the field and accuse Alvaro Gonzalez of racism.

Neymar was himself then alleged to have made a racist remark towards Sakai but the LFP have ultimately decided against sanctioning either him or Gonzalez due to a lack of evidence.

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Sakai has now broken his silence on the incident and stressed that he wasn't subjected to any such remark from PSG's star attacker.