Barcelona attacker Neymar has vowed to fight racist abuse after teammate Dani Alves had a banana thrown at him during the 3-2 win over Villarreal on Sunday.
The Brazilian fullback dealt with the incident in good humor, picking up the banana and eating it, but his compatriot took to Instagram to voice his disgust at the abuse.
"We are all equal, we are all monkeys, say no to racism," he wrote on the social media site, accompanied with the hashtag #weareallmonkeys.
— Goal.com
Soccer stars and even the prime minister of Italy are joining the cause. Take a look at the powerful social media movement.
More pics of soccer stars who also joined the movement...
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| Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, left, and Italian national soccer team coach Cesare Prandelli share a banana in solidarity to Barcelona Brazilian player Dani Alves |
Italy’s Mario Balotelli joins the social media movement to combat racism in soccer. The AC Milan soccer star joins a long list of supporters.
Balotelli's caption: #WeAreAllMonkeys, #NoToRacism. Siamo tutti scimmie!
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| Even Neymar’s sister, Rafaella Beckran, joined the cause by posting this photo to Instagram. |
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| Luis Suarez, of Uraguay, posted this photo on Twitter with Liverpool teammate Philipe Coutinho to support Dani Alves. |
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Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero posted this image to support Dani Alves.
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| Brazilian soccer player Gilberto Silva poses with the World Cup trophy holding a banana in support of Dani Alves. |
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| Former Brazilian soccer player Roberto Carlos joins the #SayNoToRacism movement. |
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| Chelsea's Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o |
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| Emmanuel Adebayor and Volta paulinho |
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