Taison (right) was in tears after the alleged racist abuseShakhtar Donetsk midfielder Taison's sending off after reacting to alleged racist abuse "sent out the wrong message" and the red card should be rescinded, says the world players' union. In a letter seen by BBC Sport, Fifpro has asked Ukrainian football's governing body (UAF) to "symbolically withdraw the red card shown to Taison". Shakhtar said both Taison and fellow Brazilian Dentinho were targeted and the Dynamo fans were warned twice. Taison, who was pictured in tears as he came off the pitch, later said he was crying "tears of helplessness". "The game was destroyed and the player Taison, his team-mates and the Dynamo players, as well as the other persons present in the stadium, were consternated," he added.

Source: BBC November 14, 2019 18:56 UTC