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'It's intolerable, it hurt me' - Diakhaby gives first account of Cala incident

Cala defended himself during a press conference later on Tuesday denying the allegations and saying he is "being falsely accused".

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Valencia Spain Mouctar Diakhaby Spanish LaLiga Anil Murthy
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Published : Apr 6, 2021, 10:16 PM IST

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Valencia (Spain): Valencia's Mouctar Diakhaby took to social media on Tuesday after he was allegedly racially abused by Cadiz defender Cala during their 2-1 defeat in the Spanish LaLiga.

Diakhaby posted a video saying he was "very hurt" by Cala allegedly saying "sh*tty black" to him during the match.

The Frenchman hopes " LaLiga will do something about it" such as imposing sanctions.

Valencia's players walked off the field after Diakhaby said he was insulted, but eventually returned.

The club said the squad was threatened by the referee with a possible loss of points if they didn't resume playing.

Cala defended himself during a press conference later on Tuesday denying the allegations and saying he is "being falsely accused".

Valencia president Anil Murthy reiterated the club's desire for a thorough investigation and called for changes to how these situations are handled.

Referee David Medie Jimenez said in his match report that after the confrontation between the players, Diakhaby told him that he had been insulted.

Jimenez included the racist words reported by Diakhaby in his summary but said they were not heard by anyone among the officiating crew.

Jimenez said that a few minutes after the match was suspended, officials from Valencia and Cádiz told him that they decided to continue playing the game.

He did not mention telling Valencia players that they were risking the possible loss of points.

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Valencia (Spain): Valencia's Mouctar Diakhaby took to social media on Tuesday after he was allegedly racially abused by Cadiz defender Cala during their 2-1 defeat in the Spanish LaLiga.

Diakhaby posted a video saying he was "very hurt" by Cala allegedly saying "sh*tty black" to him during the match.

The Frenchman hopes " LaLiga will do something about it" such as imposing sanctions.

Valencia's players walked off the field after Diakhaby said he was insulted, but eventually returned.

The club said the squad was threatened by the referee with a possible loss of points if they didn't resume playing.

Cala defended himself during a press conference later on Tuesday denying the allegations and saying he is "being falsely accused".

Valencia president Anil Murthy reiterated the club's desire for a thorough investigation and called for changes to how these situations are handled.

Referee David Medie Jimenez said in his match report that after the confrontation between the players, Diakhaby told him that he had been insulted.

Jimenez included the racist words reported by Diakhaby in his summary but said they were not heard by anyone among the officiating crew.

Jimenez said that a few minutes after the match was suspended, officials from Valencia and Cádiz told him that they decided to continue playing the game.

He did not mention telling Valencia players that they were risking the possible loss of points.

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