Videos and photos show the 20-year-old tearing off his jersey, extending his right arm and saluting the crowd after scoring the goal in the 84th minute for a 2-1 victory over visiting Veria on Saturday. Before Katidis is mobbed by teammates, one Brazilian-born teammate, Roger Guerreiro, looks at him with expression of disbelief.
Katidis — a Euro Under-19 star last summer — claims he was ignorant of the meaning of his gesture — right arm extended and hand straightened. He said on his Twitter account that he detests fascism.
AEK's German coach Ewald Lienen came to the defense of his young player saying Katidis doesn't have an "idea about politics."
"He was crying in the dressing room seeing the reaction," Lienen added.
hmmm. This doesn't surprise me, Greece has struggled with racism (like many other countries), but more so.
ReplyDeleteHe didn't know the meaning of the gesture, but he's smart enough to 'know' and 'detest' fascism?
Ironically, standing next to him during that gaffe, was the 'Polish-naturalized' Guerreiro. You have to ask yourself - Guerreiro is definitely educated/smart enough to pick up on that, especially since he's taken on Polish citizenship.
So I don't buy it.
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