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CL: PSG, Basaksehir players stage walk-out over racist remark

PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir staged an unprecedented joint walk-out over alleged racism by a Champions League match official on Tuesday, prompting UEFA to suspend the game and launch an investigation

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Basaksehiru00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0099s assistant manager (right) argues with the fourth official (left) on Tuesday. Pic/Getty Images

Basaksehiru00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0099s assistant manager (right) argues with the fourth official (left) on Tuesday. Pic/Getty Images

PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir staged an unprecedented joint walk-out over alleged racism by a Champions League match official on Tuesday, prompting UEFA to suspend the game and launch an investigation.

Both teams left the pitch after a lengthy touchline row which erupted when the Romanian fourth official, Sebastian Coltescu, appeared to describe Basaksehir assistant coach Pierre Webo, the former Cameroon international, as black, or negru in Romanian.

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