Kompany ‘disgusted and disappointed’ after suffering racial abuse

The
former
Manchester
City
captain,
now
manager
of
Anderlecht,
stated
after
the
game
that
players
and
coaches
were
verbally
abused
throughout.

“I
go
home
disgusted
and
disappointed.
My
players,
my
staff
and
I
were
victims
of
racist
insults,”
the
35-year-old
told
broadcaster
Eleven
Sports.

“I
want
to
get
together
with
my
staff,
to
be
with
the
people
who
matter
to
me.
We
should
not
still
have
to
experience
this
today.”

Club
Brugge,
who
were
in
the
same
Champions
League
group
as
Manchester
City
this
season,
released
a
statement
after
the
game
condemning
the
actions
of
their
fans,
saying:
“Club
Brugge,
its
fans,
staff,
players
and
board,
strongly
condemn
any
form
of
racism.

“These
individuals
are
not
representative
of
the
values
and
norms
of
our
club,
and
do
not
have
their
place
at
Jan
Breydel
Stadium.”

On
Monday,
Club
Brugge
said
the
club
would
do
all
they
can
to
identify
those
responsible
and
seek
to
impose
stadium
bans.

Together.pic.twitter.com/ZxwrKBY2KV

—
RSC
Anderlecht
(@rscanderlecht)

December
20,
2021

Kompany
won
two
Belgian
league
titles
as
a
player
at
Anderlecht
before
going
on
to
win
four
Premier
League
titles
with
City,
as
well
as
two
FA
Cups
and
four
EFL
Cups
during
his
time
at
the
Etihad
Stadium,
before
heading
back
to
Anderlecht
as
player-coach
in
2019.
He
retired
from
playing
in
2020
to
focus
on
managerial
duties.

Chelsea
striker
Romelu
Lukaku
posted
support
for
his
former
Belgium
team-mate
on
Instagram,
and
demanded
a
firm
response
from
the
football
authorities.

“An
icon
like
Vincent
Kompany
has
been
insulted
because
of
his
skin
colour,”
Lukaku
wrote.
“Enough
is
enough
…
take
real
action
now.”F