I guess Boxall as well has been living in the States (or Nth America) for much of his life where the meaning is not nuanced.
From the video Mata, Stamenic, Boxall and Tuiloma (also Stateside) are clearly incensed and the Qatar players are in no doubt of that.
Clearly something has been said and if there is any linguistic misunderstanding it is then on the Qatar player, captain and coach to talk and express that. The coach’s reaction is frankly BS and shows no responsibility for the behaviour of his player.
I’m not sure what protest or anything in NZ has got to do with it tbh.
From the video Mata, Stamenic, Boxall and Tuiloma (also Stateside) are clearly incensed and the Qatar players are in no doubt of that.
Clearly something has been said and if there is any linguistic misunderstanding it is then on the Qatar player, captain and coach to talk and express that. The coach’s reaction is frankly BS and shows no responsibility for the behaviour of his player.
I’m not sure what protest or anything in NZ has got to do with it tbh.
Think the Qatar's coach's reaction is BS. Read how the Kuwaitis responded to the Irish claims of a similar racist slur in their U21/22s game.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65955793
"The FAI regrets to announce that today's U21 international against Kuwait has been abandoned after a racist remark was made by a Kuwaiti player towards one of our substitutes," said the FAI's statement.
"The FAI does not tolerate any racism towards any of our players or staff and will be reporting this serious matter to FIFA and UEFA."
The Kuwaiti FA condemned the announcement made by their opponents, and said that the match was actually stopped to 'protect the players from potential injuries' rather than for racial abuse.
"Kuwaiti Football Association confirms that the circulated news is false, and it categorically rejects such accusations, especially considering that the match did not reach completion due to excessive roughness and tension between players," the statement read.