Soccer Football - CF Rayo Majadahonda's Cheikh Kane Sarr holds a press conference after racist episode - CF Rayo Majadahonda Training Ground, Majadahonda, Spain - April 2, 2024 CF Rayo Majadahonda's Cheikh Kane Sarr during the press conference REUTERS/Susana Vera
MAJADAHONDA, Spain (Reuters) - Senegalese goalkeeper Cheikh Sarr has heard racial slurs directed at him from the stands before, but when a fan allegedly approached just to racially insult him during a Spanish third-tier league game last Saturday, he decided he'd had enough.
"I grabbed him and asked why he was insulting me. My attitude was not aggressive, I just wanted to ask him why," the 23-year-old told reporters on Tuesday of the incident in Sestao, a working-class town in northern Spain, which led to the game being abandoned.
