• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • FAQ
  • Meet the Team
  • About TLE
SUPPORT FREE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Food
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Food
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Sport Football

‘It’s beautiful,we have to fight hard against racism. I’m going to repay the fans’ new striker’s message to Everton supporters

The 19-year-old Italy forward completed a switch from Juventus on Sunday.

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
August 6, 2019
in Football
‘It’s beautiful,we have to fight hard against racism. I’m going to repay the fans’ new striker’s message to Everton supporters

credit;PA

Moise Kean has extra motivation to shine for Everton following the reaction from fans since he joined the club.

The 19-year-old Italy forward completed a switch from Juventus on Sunday on a five-year contract.

In April, Kean was subjected to racist abuse from the stands in a 2-0 Serie A win at Cagliari.

When he scored the second goal late on he stood facing the crowd with his arms spread, something he later posted an image of on Instagram, with the caption: “The best way to respond to racism #notoracism”.

A JustGiving page was created on Sunday which said it was to fund a banner for Goodison Park that will “show Kean we are a family at Everton and united against racism.”

On Tuesday afternoon it had over 200 supporters, with the the total raised more than £2,500 – the target had been £1,000.

When asked about that at a press conference on Tuesday, Kean said: “It is beautiful. Racism is horrendous and we have to fight hard against racism. I’m going to repay the fans for all they do for me.

RelatedPosts

Gary Neville calls out Boris Johnson for fuelling racism live on Sky Sports

‘He’s good,really good,outstandingly good’ Liverpool boss on Ballon d’Or nominee

Arsenal striker to leave? Spurs boss offered cash NOT to join?

Who will replace Unai Emery at Arsenal manager and who would Jeremy Corbyn pick?

“I am feeling even more motivated and willing to repay them by training at 100 per cent of my ability and giving the maximum I can.”

Regarding the general sense of excitement among Everton supporters over his arrival that has been evident on social media, Kean added: “I’ve had a look and I think fans should be repaid on the field, giving 100 per cent of my ability to repay them, playing as good as I can, at the best of my ability.”

After the Cagliari game, Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci said he thought “the blame is 50-50, because Moise shouldn’t have done that”, and then Juve manager Massimiliano Allegri said Kean “shouldn’t have celebrated in that manner” while also calling for lifetime bans for “the idiots in the crowd.”

Bonucci later claimed his comments had been misunderstood.

The Italian Football Federation decided not to punish Cagliari over the matter.

When asked on Tuesday if he had felt he had not been supported by Juventus, the manager or certain players with regard to the incident, Kean said: “They were on my side, they helped me. Like everybody knows, we have to fight against racism. They were very helpful in this circumstance.”

Kean also said the incident had not been a factor in his decision to come to English football, stressing: “I like Everton. This is the real reason.

“I recognise myself in the team. Everton is looking forward, like me. They are looking ahead, to the future. We are ambitious, both myself and the team, and we can go very far together.”

Kean also said it was a “great gesture” that his mother had been presented with an Everton shirt by the club’s director of football Marcel Brands, adding: “I’ve felt at home straight away.”

Kean says his goal target for the season is “seven as a minimum” – the amount he scored for Juventus last term – and emphasised he is ready to play in Everton’s season-opening Premier League match at Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Support free independent investigative journalismSupport free independent investigative journalismSupport free independent investigative journalism
Joe Mellor

Joe Mellor

Head of News & Social Media at The London Economic

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Trending fromTLE

  • All
  • trending
Jeremy Corbyn is the most smeared politician in history

Jeremy Corbyn is the most smeared politician in history

The story of how the Conservatives crippled the country

The British Government has ruined my life

SWNS Pictures of the Year 2015 - One hundred of the most compelling images on the SWNS wire this year as chosen by our picture editors. Refugees from Syria leave Glasgow Airport in five coaches in heavy rain, November 17, 2015, from where they will be dispersed to their new homes within Scotland. See SWNS story SWREFUGEE: The first charter flight carrying Syrian refugees arrived in the UK yesterday (Tues) as part of the Government's resettlement scheme. Around 100 people were transported by plane from refugee camps in the Middle East, travelling from Beirut in Lebanon to Glasgow Airport. Many have been described as vulnerable and some had stayed in camps for up to four years. Landing in Glasgow at 3.30pm yesterday afternoon, the first arrivals were expected to be resettled by local authorities across the country, including Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Lift The Ban petition reveals staggering cost to UK economy of asylum seekers being banned from working

Latest from TLE

Jeremy Corbyn’s Christmas card designed by Luis, 9, who he helped access life-saving medication

Jeremy Corbyn’s Christmas card designed by Luis, 9, who he helped access life-saving medication

Stoke hospital

Labour warn Tory NHS crisis hits patient safety with over 4,600 deaths down to patient safety

Boris Johnson

Bad news for Tories: economic growth forecast to slow to just 1%, weakest since the financial crisis a decade ago

Lib Dems should apologise on ninth anniversary of tuition fee hike says Angela Rayner

Lib Dems should apologise on ninth anniversary of tuition fee hike says Angela Rayner

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

Address

TLE,
International House,
24 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BN,
United Kingdom

Contact

Editorial enquiries, please contact: jack@thelondoneconomic.com

Commercial enquiries, please contact: advertise@thelondoneconomic.com

SUPPORT

We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism.

DONATE & SUPPORT

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech & Auto
  • About TLE
  • Meet the Team
  • Privacy policy

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.