Wow! That was fast! Spanish football club, Villarreal have handed a lifetime ban to the supporter who threw a piece of banana at Barcelona star Dani Alves during their game with the title defender on Sunday. Below is an official statement by the club.

 

“Villarreal CF wants to communicate that the club deeply regrets and condemns the incident that happened yesterday during the match against FC Barcelona in which a fan threw an object onto the field of El Madrigal. Thanks to the security forces and the invaluable assistance of the Yellow crowd, the club has already identified the person and has decided to withdraw his season tickets, permanently banning his access to El Madrigal stadium. Once again our club would like to express its firm commitment to promoting respect, equality, sportsmanship and fair play both on and off the field and our absolute rejection of any act that is contrary to these principles, such as violence, discrimination, racism and xenophobia.”

Racism has no place in football.