Juve ban 3 fans over McKennie racist abuse

Juventus connected Friday banned 3 Parma fans for directing racist maltreatment astatine United States midfielder Weston McKennie during the clubs' Serie A gathering successful August.

Juventus had condemned the incidental pursuing the season-opening crippled successful Turin connected Aug. 24, saying McKennie had been targeted by racist remarks from distant fans portion helium was warming down with teammates connected the pitch.

McKennie, who joined Juventus successful 2020, went connected arsenic a precocious substitute successful the match.

"Thanks to the state-of-the-art surveillance strategy astatine the Allianz Stadium, including a multifocal camera system, instrumentality enforcement authorities were capable to archetypal place and subsequently corroborate the identities of 3 visiting supporters who, arsenic announced astatine the extremity of the match, were liable for making discriminatory and racist remarks towards Juventus subordinate Weston McKennie portion helium was grooming connected the transportation aft the match," Juventus said successful a connection Friday.

"Juventus Football Club, which powerfully and unequivocally condemns this superior incidental and immoderate signifier of racism, has decided to enforce the 'Codice di Gradimento' against those responsible, successful enactment with its 'Code of Conduct,' which provides for a prohibition connected attending shot events organized by the Club."

The nine has antecedently taken akin enactment against visiting supporters from Roma and Torino pursuing games successful 2023 and 2024, respectively.

In 2023, Fiorentina were deed with a suspended partial stadium prohibition aft fans directed racist and discriminatory chants astatine McKennie and different Juventus players.