Park Life 70 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 BRUSSELS -- U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu is suing an Anderlecht player over an alleged racial insult, hoping the case will help eradicate on-field racist abuse in European soccer. Onyewu, who plays for Standard Liege, says Anderlecht's Jelle Van Damme called him a "dirty monkey" during the Belgian league playoffs. Van Damme has denied the allegations and said he is not a racist. Onyewu's lawyer, Jean-Louis Dupont, lodged a complaint with a Brussels court Tuesday. "He was convinced it was his duty to lodge the complaint," Dupont said. "It is not a question whether Van Damme is racist. The issue is that these slurs are still used on the pitch, and are being used because they know it hurts." Onyewu completed five days of training in Miami on Sunday with the U.S. soccer team. He is preparing for the June 14-28 Confederations Cup in South Africa and two World Cup qualifiers. Onyewu is one of the top defenders in the Belgian league and has made 40 international appearances for the U.S., starting in all three games of the 2006 World Cup. The incidents occurred during the opener of a two-game playoff series between Standard Liege and Anderlecht to decide the Belgian league on May 21. In three separate incidents during the tense 1-1 draw, Onyewu claims Van Damme called him a "monkey." Onyewu alerted the referee but the match was not interrupted. At one point, Onyewu threatened to leave the field but "the teammates convinced him to stay," his court complaint said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreverer 0 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Great player in Football Manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMag 0 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Why would you call anyone as big as Onyewu anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I read on another forum that Shola is partial to powdering his nose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4257 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Why would you call anyone as big as Onyewu anything? well footballers are, by and large, idiots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 39038 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I read on another forum that Shola is partial to powdering his nose Playing in the right league next season then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6299 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Would we take Onyewu back now that we're in the championship? Was pretty ordinary with us in the initial stint, but is big and mobile, would come in handy in the championship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer 0 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6299 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 That's that sorted then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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