What was swiss racist tweet

The IOC has encouraged the 10, athletes at the London Games to communicate with fans through social media, but it issued guidelines on the standards of behaviour it expected. The much-lauded Swiss quality of life has a dark side — namely levels of consumerism and convenience that jack up the national carbon footprint.

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This content was published on Jun 27, Jun 27, The Zurich man at the centre of a Twitter controversy has apologised for sending an Islamophobic tweet and resigned from the Swiss People's Party. Mexico and South Korea can both advance with as little as a tie in their final games.

Morganella is the second Olympic athlete to be kicked out of the Olympics for a similar incident. Greek triple-jumper Voula Papachristou was sent home after mocking African immigrants. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. He posted the message after playing in the loss against South Korea on Sunday. He said in the tweet that South Koreans "can go burn" and referred to them as a "bunch of mongoloids.

It's clear that I'm accepting the consequences. Gilli said the player had been "provoked" by comments sent to his Twitter account after the match. Still, the Swiss team leader acknowledged that Morganella had to be sent home under the terms of the International Olympic Committee's code of conduct, which requires athletes to show mutual respect. Swiss media published images of a tweet from Morganella's account at morgastoss.

She later apologised for the "unfortunate and tasteless joke". Switzerland head coach Gian Gilli said Morganella, who plays his club football for Palermo in Italy, had let the team down. Morganella, who has one senior cap for Switzerland, has started both Group B games for his country.