President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said, “We are unconditionally against racism and discrimination in sports and all other areas of life”.
On his social media account, President Erdoğan used the hashtag “No to racism” to condemn the racist remarks from the fourth official against the assistant manager Pierre Webo of Medipol Başakşehir during a match with Paris Saint-Germain in the sixth week of UEFA Champions League Group H.
President Erdoğan noted the following:
"I strongly condemn the racist remarks against Pierre Webo, member of the technical staff of our representative Başakşehir, and I am convinced that UEFA will take the necessary steps. We are unconditionally against racism and discrimination in sports and all other areas of life."