Wayne Rooney hailed by Phil Neville for handling of alleged MLS racism incident | MLS
Wayne Rooney and Phil Neville needed to cope with an alleged racism incident after an unsightly conflict between two of their gamers in an MLS sport on Sunday. Play was held up for a number of minutes through the encounter between Rooney’s DC United and Neville’s Inter Miami at Audi Area in Washington. The United ahead Taxi Fountas was accused of racially abusing Inter’s defender Damion Lowe throughout a second-half altercation between the pair. Rooney and his reverse quantity Neville, former Manchester United and England teammates, had been summoned to speak to the referee, Ismail Elfath, after tensions boiled over on the pitch. Neville mentioned whether or not his gamers ought to go away the sphere through the four-minute stoppage, however play did finally proceed after Rooney substituted Fountas. “There was a racist remark that was unacceptable,” Neville stated. “A phrase was used that I believe is unacceptable in society. I believe it’s the worst phrase on this planet. There isn’t any place in any respect for racism on a soccer discipline or society. “I need to commend my gamers for holding their calm, I need to commend the referee – [in] a very troublesome…