Cherif Traore received a banana from a teammate as part of the club’s Christmas celebrations
Benetton have suspended a player over Cherif Traore's allegation of a racist secret Santa gift. Photograph: James Crombie/InphoBenetton Treviso said on Thursday they had suspended one of their players after a Black team member revealed he had received a banana as a Christmas gift from a team mate in the latest act of racism to hit Italian sport.
Cherif Traore, who also represents Italy at national level, wrote on Instagram on Wednesday that some players had laughed when he opened the present. He later said he had accepted an apology for what happened.His club issued two statements on the issue on Wednesday, but made no suggestion they planned to investigate the incident or take action against the player responsible.
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