‘UNACCEPTABLE’

D.C. Pro Soccer Player Allegedly Used N-Word Against Rival

Major League Soccer has launched an investigation into Taxi Fountas’ altercation with Damian Lowe.

Major League Soccer has launched an investigation into an allegation of racist abuse made against D.C. United player Taxi Fountas during a game against Inter Miami on Sunday. In the game’s second half, Fountas and Miami player Damian Lowe started pushing and shoving each other after Lowe was unhappy with a tackle by Fountas. The referee brought the game to a stop after Greek player Fountas allegedly called Jamaican Lowe the N-word, with match officials making team coaches Wayne Rooney and Phil Neville aware of the incident on the sidelines. Neville discussed leaving the field with his players during the four-minute stoppage, but play resumed after D.C. coach Rooney decided to substitute Fountas. “There was a racist comment that was unacceptable,” Neville said in a postgame news conference. “A word was used that I think is unacceptable in society. I think it’s the worst word in the world. There is no place at all for racism on a football field or society.”