An Italian journalist was thrown off air after using a racist term to describe Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku during a live broadcast.
, Furini tried to defend himself by arguing that the word is often used in rap music, although this was untrue as he used an Italian version of the word.The journalist refused to apologise, and was removed from the panel during an unexpected advertisement break.Director of Telelombardia"When there are racist terms, you cannot mess around . We do not accept this being a misunderstanding.
And apologising far too late is not enough."It’s disappointing that a colleague like Furini should make such a serious error. Inevitably, there will be immediate action taken."In April the 30-year-old was racially abused by Juventus fans during the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final between Inter and Juve.After the incident, Lukaku said:"I hope the league really take actions for real this time.
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