Nico Williams asks to stop play after alleged racist abuse


by BBC

BBC— Athletic Bilbao's Nico Williams scores against Atletico Madrid after appearing to accuse a section of home fans of racially abusing him.

Daily Mail—Athletic Bilbao's Nico Williams suffers alleged racist abuse from Atletico Madrid fans as LaLiga game is stopped before pointing to his skin colour after scoring minutes later. Play stopped after Williams informed the referee about alleged monkey noises. 21-year-old later scored and sent a message to the abusers in his celebration. 'He's reaching De Bruyne levels!' Arsenal maestro Martin Odegaard HAS to be in the running for Player of the Year - Listen to the

The Guardian—Atlético Madrid told to partially close stand after racist abuse of Nico Williams. Club handed two-game partial closure and £17,000 fineAthletic Club player hit out at ‘stupid people’ after incidentAtlético Madrid have been ordered to partially close their south stand for two matches by the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after Athletic Club player Nico Williams suffered racist abuse in Saturday’s La Liga game.The referee, Juan Marténez Munuera, stopped the match in the 36th minute as part of La Liga’s protocol against racism after he heard racist abuse directed at the...

ESPN—Athletic's Nico Williams racially abused in game at Atletico. Another incident of racism in Spanish soccer marred Atletico Madrid's 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.