Milan fall silent in show of Maignan support

Milan have briefly suspended exercise on social media in a present of help to goalkeeper Mike Maignan following the racist abuse within the win over Udinese.

The 28-year-old Frenchman and his Rossoneri teammates briefly left the pitch within the first half of the conflict in Udine on Saturday night time. It rapidly grew to become clear that the goalkeeper had been struggling racist abuse from some Udinese followers behind the purpose and play was briefly suspended.

The match ultimately resumed, and Milan walked away 3-2 winners after a late winner from Noah Okafor. The incident was extensively shared on social media and plenty of from throughout the footballing world got here out in help of Maignan.

Milan determined to take a stand to help their primary, falling silent on social media at this time to face by Maignan and the struggle in opposition to racism in soccer.

The 28-year-old penned a protracted letter in response to the incident, calling on the ‘complete system to take accountability’.

Following the unacceptable occasions in the course of the match in opposition to Udinese, AC Milan has determined to not submit any social media content material at this time, 21 January 2024, in help of Mike Maignan and the struggle in opposition to racism.#WeRespAct

— AC Milan (@acmilan) January 21, 2024