When a Tottenham Hotspur Football Club fan hurled a banana peel that landed near Arsenal Football Club striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during a 2018 North London derby, a photographer captured the moment. That image became an arresting symbol of racism in soccer.
The intent behind the act was widely recognized and condemned across the football community. Outraged team officials publicly denounced the act, while Arsenal manager Unai Emery emphasized that “nobody accepts” incidents like it in global soccer.
