Tractor FC Withdraws from Malavan Match Following Racist Slogans
Tractor Football Club withdrew from the field before the Malavan match in Anzali due to racist slogans chanted by fans. Club President Mohammad Reza Zenouzi announced that they would withdraw from the league if the match is registered as a 3-0 defeat against them.
Prior to the Malavan-Tractor football match scheduled to be played at the Sirous Gayeghran Stadium in Anzali, Tractor Football Club players refused to take the field and withdrew from the match due to racist chants coming from the stands. Club President Mohammad Reza Zenouzi reacted strongly to the events.
According to the statement on Tractor Club's official website, racist slogans were chanted by Malavan fans in the stands before the Malavan-Tractor match that was supposed to take place at the Sirous Gayeghran Stadium in Anzali. Following these developments, Tractor players decided to withdraw from the match.
Club President Mohammad Reza Zenouzi stated in his remarks on the issue that the ugliest slogans targeting their players and the club were chanted in the stands. Stating that he is always in favor of unity and does not want to see such incidents, Zenouzi emphasized that collective insults cannot be ignored.
Zenouzi announced that they will withdraw from the league if the match is registered 3-0 against Tractor. Making a call to the federation, the club owner asked the federation to intervene fairly without paying attention to pressures and to prevent such incidents.