Serie A backpedal by their ‘anti-racism’ art campaign
December 18, 2019 Football
- Serie A’s managing director Luigi De Siervo on Tuesday apologised for using art featuring monkeys in an anti-racism campaign.
- The Italian top flight had initially said the work aimed to defend the values of “integration, multiculturalism and fraternity”, but was forced to backpedal after widespread criticism and ridicule.
- The triptych by the Italian artist had been presented Monday at the league’s Milan headquarters along with an anti-racism plan which included the signing of a charter by a player representing each of the 20 Serie A clubs which totally backfired.
