Poland - Antisemitic incident in Polish football

Arkadiusz Myson

Polish footballer Arkadiusz Mysona wore a shirt with a racist slogan after a match in the latest racist incident in the sport, a local news report said on Wednesday. According to the report by the Gazet Wyborcza daily, the Polish football federation has imposed a home field ban on Mysona's club LKS Lodz for the rest of the season and that Myson faces a hefty fine.

The daily said that Mysona was asked by a fan to wear the shirt after a local derby with Widzew Lodz two weeks ago.

The shirt reportedly bore the slogan "Jewish Whore," allegedly directed at the Widzew club. Gazet Wyborcza said that Myson has admitted to wearing the shirt, but that he didn't see the racist slogan. He reportedly said that he was not a racist.

Source: www.ynet.co.il

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