Racist slur allegedly hurled by Adelaide fans at soccer player Roly Bonevacia being investigated

Racist slur allegedly hurled by Adelaide fans at soccer player Roly Bonevacia being investigated

Investigations have begun into reports from a Western Sydney Wanderers player of being subjected to racist slurs during a match against Adelaide United.

Following Wednesday night’s game, Wanderers midfielder Roly Bonevacia tweeted that Adelaide fans should “keep [their] racist comments to [themselves]” and to not “ruin the game”.

The 27-year-old, who was born in the Netherlands, did not elaborate further, but the Wanderers confirmed in a written statement that they had spoken to him about “alleged racial slurs made to him in Dutch” during the second half of the match.

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