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Spanish Journalist Apologizes to Fati After ‘Black Street Vendor’ Comparison

You really wonder how naive and out of touch a journalist can be. Especially these days when it comes to describing the exploits of a talented black footballer.

In his match report covering Barcelona’s 5-1 Champions League victory over Hungarian champions Ferencvaros, Salvador Sostres of Spanish newspaper ABC, remarkably likened 17-year-old Ansu Fati to a ‘black street vendor who you suddenly see running’ when the police arrive.

Fati’s experienced team-mate the French international Antoine Griezmann was quick to support his young colleague on twitter...

“Ansu is an exceptional boy who deserves respect like any human being.