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PSG vs. Istanbul Basaksehir abandoned because of alleged racism

The Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir was suspended after players from both sides walked off the pitch on Tuesday, alleging a match official used a racial slur against the Turkish side's assistant coach.

Players from the Turkish team were furious, saying fourth official Sebastian Coltescu of Romania had used a racist term against assistant coach Pierre Webo, who is from Cameroon, before he was sent off with a red card at Parc des Princes. Match referee Ovidiu Hategan of Romania had shown Webo the red card.

"Our assistant coach, Pierre Webo has been sent off with a 'racist' word by the 4th official ref.