Italy’s governing soccer body has lifted the one-match ban Sulley Muntari faced after the Ghanian walked off the pitch amid racist abuse from fans against Cagliari.
In Sunday’s 1-0 loss at Cagliari, the Pescara player said he spotted a child lobbing racist insults. In an effort to try and curb the abuse, he offered the child his shirt.
“There was a little kid doing it with his parents standing nearby,” Muntari told the Guardian. “So I went over to him and told him not to do it. I gave him my shirt, to teach him that you’re not supposed to do things like that.