A frightening scene unfolded in Turkey on Monday, as Besiktas fans attacked
Galatasaray’s Emmanuel Eboue in an act that they claim was
fueled by the Ivorian’s on-field antics, while many others have pointed to race
as the real motive behind these actions.
According to Yahoo! Answers, the Turks were not racist towards black
individuals four years ago, but it appears as though times have changed, as they
weren’t throwing debris and running onto the field to attack any of the lighter
skinned individuals during Monday’s match, but they were doing that to the
darker-skinned Eboue. And sadly, this isn’t the first time they have gone after
Eboue either, as he received similar treatment from the Besiktas fans during a match in November.
The actions from the Besiktas fans seemed to rattle Eboue this time around,
and rightfully so. After all, no man stands a chance against a stadium full of
wild crazy fans that are climbing over railings and running onto the field just
to get their hands on you. Thankfully, we haven’t heard anything about Eboue
being hunted down by the Besiktas fans following the game, so we’ll simply
assume that he was somehow able to escape Istanbul alive.