El Hadji Diouf In Racist Row

Former Liverpool FC player El Hadji Diouf in new Everton FC racist row

Sep 21 2009  by Dominic King, Liverpool Echo

FORMER Liverpool player El Hadji Diouf was at the centre of fresh controversy after an Everton ball boy alleged the Blackburn Rovers winger made racist comments towards him during a match at Goodison.

Diouf was questioned by Merseyside Police following yesterday’s Premier League game and is almost certain to be interviewed again this week.

“Merseyside Police is investigating an allegation of a 28-year-old man using racist language at the Everton match today (Sunday) at Goodison Park,” said a Merseyside Police spokesperson. “Enquiries are under way.”

The alleged incident came when Diouf was involved in a dispute with the ball boy during the first half of Blackburn’s 3-0 defeat.

The Senegalese international went to take a throw-in only for the youngster, who was positioned at the Gwladys Street End of the ground, to retrieve the ball and roll it away from the player.

The player is believed to have complained that the ball was not thrown back into play quickly enough. Television pictures suggested words were then exchanged between the pair before home supporters reacted angrily to Diouf, who is alleged to have told the ball boy to “**** off, white boy”.

Diouf appeared to be abused again by home fans when he went to take two corners in the area of the original incident.

Blackburn Rovers were today unavailable for comment .

Diouf has been no stranger to trouble since arriving in England when signed by then Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier in the summer of 2002.

In March, 2003, Diouf pleaded guilty after being charged by police for spitting at a Celtic fan during the UEFA Cup game between the teams at Parkhead.

In November, 2004, while at Bolton Wanderers, he spat at Portsmouth defender Arjan de Zeeuw and was banned for three matches and fined two weeks’ wages after pleading guilty to a charge of improper conduct. During his time at Bolton, Diouf was also fined £500 after pleading guilty to spitting a drink at a Middlesbrough supporter.


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He's a waste of space. Can't believe he actually used to play for us.

Complete and utter thug.

Not a nice human being remember him turning up at Anfield in the directos box in combat gear totaly disrespectfull

Can't believe he said that. pr**k. There's no need to be offended, but it just shows the measure of the man if he can be so pathetic.

Doesn't deserve to be a professional footballer, he is supposed to be setting an example to the younger generation that watch todays game but all he ever does is spit at the crowd, be racist and generally do everything he shouldn't.

Can't believe we signed him, what were we thinking?!

Could you imagine if he still played with liverpool ? Id be ashamed.

Thing is he doesn't play for Liverpool, and this story has got nothing to do with LFC, this is currently on the 442 web site...

"Ex-Liverpool stars in hot water over conduct during Sunday's defeats"

One concerns Bellamy and Diouf is the other, why the ex Liverpool angle?

Thing is he doesn't play for Liverpool, and this story has got nothing to do with LFC, this is currently on the 442 web site...

"Ex-Liverpool stars in hot water over conduct during Sunday's defeats"

One concerns Bellamy and Diouf is the other, why the ex Liverpool angle?

Because we are the biggest name club they have ever played for Im guessing.

Play that funky music white boy!

Diouf is just a complete dick.
Sooner or later he's going to get banned from playing in the Premier League ever again. It's a joke how much trouble he's been in.

He is one of the very few players that I am ashamed to have had at our club! Disgraceful.

Same, can't believe that i dislike an ex-player as much as i do with him.

he is a gobbin t**t of the highest order

El Hadji Diouf claims that Everton fans threw bananas at him

By Scott Rutherford, September 23, 2009 

El Hadji Diouf’s race row with Everton took an unexpected turn last night when the Blackburn Rovers forward alleged that fans threw bananas at him during his side’s 3-0 defeat at Goodison Park on Sunday.

As Merseyside Police continued to investigate allegations that Diouf had racially insulted a ballboy during the game on Sunday, the former Liverpool forward hit back. “People threw bananas at me and the referee told me that he would report this to the police,” he said. “I have had problems before but never anything like the ones I had on Sunday. I don’t want to let this matter rest.”

Everton have strenuously denied claims that Diouf was on the receiving end during the Barclays Premier League game on Sunday.

A search of the area where Diouf said that he had been bombarded was reported to have revealed no evidence to support his claims while Bill Kenwright, the Everton chairman said: “Everton abhors anything to do with racism. We have worked diligently and tirelessly to eradicate this blight not only on the game but on society.”

A further announcement by the club said that the conduct of Everton supporters during the game was not being looked into. Neither have Merseyside police been contacted by Lee Mason, the referee.


http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/everton/article6845480.ece

Wish he would go and leave the premiership and play in a different country, embarrassment to football and to be named as an ex player of liverpool.