Fanos Katelaris, a Cypriot football star playing in the Hungarian league, protested to an antiracist action, reacting to a racist abuse initiated and directed by the fans of his team against one of the football players of the opposing team.
Katelaris, who is currently playing for the Hungarian team Zalaegerszegi, decided to walk off the pitch while he was warming up, when he realized that section of his team supporters, were shouting racist remarks and abuse against a player from the opposing team.
The Pancyprian Footballers Association (PASP), in a press release issued on Thursday, expressed support to Fanos Katelaris and his decision to walk away from the field, as an act of protest against racist abuse.
Fanos with this action sent a clear message that racism cannot be tolerated and that footballers have a responsibility to stand against these forms of discrimination.
The game took place on June 27, 2020, on Match Day 27 of the Hungarian football league.