Mark McKenzie Statement: Racist Trolls NOT Welcome at USMNT Sport!
Team USA Soccer has Mark McKenzie’s back … it released a statement Wednesday saying the racist trolls who spewed hate toward the USMNT player are NEVER welcome in the sport. Continue on to read Mark McKenzie Statement…
— Mark McKenzie (@markmckenzie4_) June 9, 2021
CelebnSports247.com reports that American professional soccer player Mark McKenzie who plays for the Belgian Pro League club Genk received tons of racist comments from fans online.
22-year-old Mark McKenzie — who struggled in the huge 3-2 win — said the “racial abuse” and “personal attacks” were rampant … and even affected family members.
On Wednesday, his team ripped all of the vitriol … saying anyone sending the comments McKenzie’s way (and any other player’s way, for that matter) needs to stop ASAP.
the org. said:
This type of behavior should not and cannot be allowed to continue. If you make racist, homophobic, vulgar or disrespectful comments while hiding behind the anonymity of social media, you are not a true fan. And you are not welcome. Ever.
On Tuesday, Gregg Berhalter had this to say about the racial abuse directed anonymously via social media towards USMNT defender Mark McKenzie this week.
We stand with Mark and any player that has received racial abuse publicly or through anonymous social media posts. https://t.co/zJ6n0zVaeV pic.twitter.com/HixYfzCc64
— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) June 9, 2021
The bottom line is racism NEEDS to STOP ASAP!
No more HATE on BLACKS
No more HATE on ASIANS
No more HATE on MEXICANS
No more HATE on Gays
No more HATE on Anybody
