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Alasdair Gold & Will Freeman

Antonio Conte praises Richarlison's Tottenham impact after Brazilian racially abused

Antonio Conte has said that the person who threw a banana at Tottenham forward Richarlison while he was on Brazil duty should be banned from football for life.

The new £60 million signing had just scored during Brazil's 5-1 friendly win over Tunisia in Paris when the incident occurred, with the player having run towards the corner flag to celebrate his seventh goal in six games for his country in 2022.

At the time, the Spurs forward has admitted that he didn't know how to react to the incident, with such abuse being directed consistently towards Brazilian players in recent weeks. This is following criticism in Spain of Vinicius Jr's dancing goal celebrations for Real Madrid, with Brazilian players showing solidarity towards their teammate.

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